{"product_id":"the-nature-of-heritage-lynn-meskell-9780470670729","title":"The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its future. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their histories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates the continuing dominance of nature and conservation over concerns for cultural heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmploys ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to reveal how the past is processed into a new national heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy for repairing legacies of racial and ethnic difference in post-apartheid South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the role of archaeological heritage sites, national parks and protected areas in economic development and social empowerment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how nature trumps culture and the global implications of the new configurations of heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynn Meskell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047067072X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470670729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Lynn Meskell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440967430399,"sku":"9780470670729","price":105.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb9369cb-bced-41c6-b05b-2c6c70c062fe.jpg?v=1777187861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nature-of-heritage-lynn-meskell-9780470670729","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}