{"product_id":"world-heritage-craze-in-china-universal-discourse-national-culture-and-local-memory-9781785338045","title":"World Heritage Craze in China: Universal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThere is a World Heritage Craze in China. China claims to have the longest continuous civilization in the world and is seeking recognition from UNESCO. This book explores three dimensions of the UNESCO World Heritage initiative with particular relevance for China: the universal agenda, the national practices, and the local responses. With a sociological lens, this book offers comprehensive insights into World Heritage, as well as China’s deep social, cultural, and political structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book brings a wealth of information and spirited discussion to a wide readership and could readily be considered for courses on heritage issues in Asia and globally.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Asian Perspectives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eWorld Heritage Craze in China \u003cem\u003emakes a unique contribution to Chinese heritage preservation, demonstrating the application and impact of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage and the present state of the art in this area… This monograph challenges the reader and the profession to reconsider Chinese cultural heritage preservation, and its characteristics and relations with politics and society in China.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Antiquity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book makes several important contributions to the heritage literature. It fills a huge gap in the literature and should be required reading for anyone seriously interested in global heritage conservation.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Diane Barthel-Bouchier\u003c\/strong\u003e, Stony Brook University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“It was an eye-opening journey through the complex pathways of international ‘soft power’ playing out in China’s unique landscape of centralized government power and immensely rich and diverse cultural heritage.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Pei-Lin Yu\u003c\/strong\u003e, Boise State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Relics to Heritage\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom World Heritage to National Solidarity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fujian Tulou: From Harmony to Hegemony\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eMount Songshan: From the Center of Sacred Mountains to the “Center of Heaven and Earth”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Great Wall: From Ethnic Boundary to Cosmopolitan Memory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e World Heritage as Discursive Institution\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042407416151,"sku":"9781785338045","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785338045.jpg?v=1750954057","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/world-heritage-craze-in-china-universal-discourse-national-culture-and-local-memory-9781785338045","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}