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001 2009053439
003 DLC
005 20100413142108.0
008 091222s2010 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009053439
020 $a9780521192552 (hbk.)
020 $a9780521122573 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aCC135$b.G54 2010
082 00 $a363.6/9$222
100 1 $aGillman, Derek.
245 14 $aThe idea of cultural heritage /$cDerek Gillman.
250 $aRev. ed.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
263 $a0912
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"The idea of cultural heritage has become widespread in many countries, justifying government regulation and providing the background to disputes over valuable works of art and architecture. In this book, Derek Gillman uses several well-known cases from Asia, Europe, and the United States to review the competing claims that works of art belong either to a particular people and place, or, from a cosmopolitan perspective, to all of humankind. Noting the importance of cultural roles and narratives in shaping heritage, he looks at the ways in which the idea of heritage has been constructed. He focuses first on Britain and the writings of Edmund Burke and then on China and its medieval debate about the nature of "our culture." Drawing on a range of sources, including the work of Ronald Dworkin, Will Kymlicka, and Joseph Raz, Gillman relates debates about heritage to those in contemporary political philosophy and offers a liberal approach to moral claims and government regulation"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $apt. 1. Claims about heritage -- Heritage and national treasures -- "Two ways of thinking" -- pt. 2. Heritage and narrative -- Constructing British heritage -- "Our culture" -- pt. 3. Regulation and rights -- Regulation and private rights -- Liberalism and valuable practices.
650 0 $aAntiquities$xCollection and preservation.
650 0 $aHistoric preservation.
650 0 $aHistoric preservation$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aCultural property$xProtection.
650 0 $aCultural property$xProtection (International law)