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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Politics of Urban Cultural Heritage - Rowman & Littlefield

Name: The Politics of Urban Cultural Heritage - Rowman & Littlefield
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Explore the complex relationship between power, national identity, and the preservation of urban spaces. In The Politics of Urban Cultural Heritage, Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos examines how nation-states negotiate the history of their cities. This academic work asks fundamental questions about who decides which stories are remembered and how interpretations of the past influence a city's present and future direction. Focusing on the Brazilian city of Ouro Preto, the author uses fine-grained ethnography and historical analysis to study how urban environments function. The text looks at how cities interpret, resist, and consent to the meanings they inherit while reinventing themselves for the future. This book is a significant resource for those studying how urban spaces are managed and how social meanings are constructed within the context of Brazil's heritage management.

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Examines the connection between nation-states and the preservation of urban spaces through a historical lens.

Uses fine-grained ethnography to study the social and political dynamics of the city of Ouro Preto, Brazil.

Analyzes how cities resist or consent to the inherited functions and meanings of their urban environments.

Investigates the role of power and national identity in the management of urban cultural heritage.

Provides a detailed study of how interpretations of history shape the present and future of urban landscapes.

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Brand: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 178661121X
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 September 2019
Listed Since: 08 May 2019

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