Museums, heritage and international development

Publication Data

• Title Museums, heritage and international development
• Contributors Paul Basu, Wayne Modest
• Publisher Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication date 2015
• Publication location New York
• Language English

Contents

1. Museums, Heritage and International Development : A Critical Conversation / Paul Basu and Wayne Modest
2. UNESCO, Museums and "Development" / Yudhishthir Raj Isar
3. Complicating Culture for Development : Negotiating "Dysfunctional Heritage" in Sierra Leone / Paul Basu and Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp
4. Art for Life : Intangible Cultural Heritage and Livelihood Development in India / Amitava Bhattacharya
5. US Cultural Diplomacy, Cultural Heritage Preservation and Development at the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul / William C.S. Remsen and Laura A. Tedesco
6. Reconstructing Afghan Identity : Nation-building, International Relations and the Safeguarding of Afghanistan's Buddhist Heritage / Constance Wyndham
7. Has It Been Worth It? : Personal Reflections on Museum Development in Ghana / Malcolm McLeod
8. Development Challenges and Shared Heritage-Making Processes in Southwest Ghana / Matteo Aria, Mariaclaudia Cristofano and Stefano Maltese
9. Museum Kapuas Raya : The In-between Museum / Itie van Hout
10. "Only Foreigners Can Do It?" : Technical Assistance, Advocacy and Brokerage at Aksum, Ethiopia / Bianca Maria Nardella and Michael Mallinson
11. Health Education and Participatory Exhibition Development in Malawi / Ruth McKew
12. Hintang and the Double-bind Promise of Development / Anna Källén
13. Cultural Heritage, Humanitarianism and Development : Critical Links / Christina Kreps
14. Reconceptualizing Heritage in China : Museums, Development and the Shifting Dynamics of Power / Harriet Evans and Michael Rowlands
15. Postconflict Heritage in Asia : Shifting Geographies of Aid / Tim Winter
16. Visualizing Development : The Tropenmuseum and International Development Aid / David Hildering, Wayne Modest and Warda Aztouti.

Topics

• Museums :: Political aspects :: Developing countries
• Museums :: Social aspects :: Developing countries
• Museums :: Economic aspects :: Developing countries
• Cultural property :: Protection :: Developing countries
• Historic preservation :: Developing countries
• Economic development :: Developing countries
• Sustainable development :: Developing countries
• International relations
• Developing countries :: Cultural policy
• Developing countries :: Colonial influence
• Developing countries

Museums, heritage and international development. ISBN 9780415659512. Published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.