The Politics of Heritage

The Legacies of Race

Jo Littler, Roshi Naidoo

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English

Routledge
07 February 2005

History; Physical anthropology & ethnography

Series: Comedia

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While 'social inclusion' and 'cultural diversity' circulate frenetically as buzzwords, are we really ready to accept that ideas about 'race' and 'ethnicity', rather than being a peripheral concern, are at the core of how a nation's heritage is represented and imagined? This book interrogates just whose past gets to count as part of 'British heritage'. Bringing together a wide range of contributors, including academics, practitioners, policy makers and curators, it examines how many different of types of heritage - from football to stately homes, experience attractions to education

- deal with the complex legacies of the idea of 'race'. Whether exploring the fallout of colonialism, the domination of

'England' over the other three nations, holocaust memorials, or the way British heritage is negotiated overseas, a recurring theme of this book is the need to accept that Britain has always been a place of shifting ethnicities, shaped by waves of migration, diaspora and globalisation. Analysing both theory and practice, this book is concerned with understanding the processes through which changes to heritage happens, and with exploring problems and possibilities for the futur

Edited by: Jo Littler, Roshi Naidoo
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9780415322119
ISBN 10: 0415322111
Series: Comedia
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 07 February 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active