The Politics of Heritage Management in Mali

From UNESCO to Djenné

Charlotte L Joy, Beverley Butler

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English

Left Coast Press Inc
15 January 2012

Archaeology by period & region

Series: UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Djenné, in modern day Mali, is exalted as an enduring wonder of the ancient African world by archaeologists, anthropologists, state officials, architects and travel writers. In this revealing study, the author critically examines how the politics of heritage management, conservation, and authenticity play essential roles in the construction of Djenné’s past and its appropriation for contemporary purposes. Despite its great renown, the majority of local residents remain desperately poor. And while most are proud of their cultural heritage, they are often troubled by the limitations it places on their day to day living conditions. Joy argues for a more critical understanding of this paradox and urges us all to reconsider the moral and philosophical questions surrounding the ways in which we use the past in the present.

By: Charlotte L Joy
Foreword by: Beverley Butler
Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9781611320947
ISBN 10: 1611320941
Series: UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series
Pages: 235
Publication Date: 15 January 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charlotte L. Joy holds a PhD in Anthropology from University College London. She is completing a ESRC-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship in Archaeology and Anthropology, specializing in developing a comparative ethnographic approach to the study of cultural heritage politics and its relation to development issues.

Reviews for The Politics of Heritage Management in Mali: From UNESCO to Djenné

How does an urban population of poor African Muslims best confront narratives imposed from the outside about their cityscape in order to improve their lives? This case study reveals the contradictions between Eurocentric notions of preservation and survival for people whose poverty has reduced many of them to one meal a day. Joy ties together history and life in a heritage site, home to living populations, whose rights to self-determination have taken a back seat to the universal value of the buildings in which they live. --Current Anthropology