{"product_id":"sociology-of-world-heritage-masahiro-ogino-9780367857608","title":"Sociology of World Heritage: An Asian Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking mainly Japanese and other Asian case studies as examples, Ogino examines the motivations behind the preservation of objects and sites considered to be of cultural significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing mainly the perspectives of Japanese approaches to cultural heritage, the book critiques the European logic of cultural heritage enshrined by UNESCO. It contrasts a Western emphasis on monuments and sites, with an Asian emphasis on more intangible forms of heritage, which place less emphasis on a linear view of time. More practically, the authors also analyse the positive and negative impacts that UNESCO-listed status has had on sites in Asia, including Angkor Wat, Nagasaki, and Lijiang. Finally, they address fundamental questions about who gets to decide what counts as cultural heritage, and what the underlying rationale is for actively preserving heritage in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis books is a thoughtful and provocative analysis of issues that will be of interest to sociologists, as well as scholars and students of cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Masahiro Ogino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 036785760X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367857608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Masahiro Ogino","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136032944383,"sku":"9780367857608","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b68e5b85-9177-4078-9355-fdde272b89b3.jpg?v=1770160063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sociology-of-world-heritage-masahiro-ogino-9780367857608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}