Fishing for Heritage: Modernity and Loss along the Scottish Coast / Edition 1

by Jane Nadel-Klein

Overview

Castles, lochs, seascapes. Coastal Scotland is one of the world's most romanticized tourist destinations, yet it is in the midst of severe economic decline. The North Atlantic fisheries crisis has hit Scottish communities hard and local fisherfolk are faced with chronic insecurity, anxiety over the decline of fishing and doubts about their cultural survival. The decline of this traditional industry has been accompanied by growing tourism along Scottish shores. Fishing villages are marketed for tourist consumption and culture has become a commodity. Drawing upon fieldwork, novels, folk music and travel literature, Nadel-Klein explores how these influences have affected locals'sense of identity and presence within a modern European nation. How is identity linked to power? What role do memory and authenticity play in the creation of Scottish heritage? How do locals feel about the onslaught of tourists? The topical nature of these issues and their relevance to other regions facing similar tensions make this book an important contribution to contemporary anthropology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781859735671
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jane Nadel-Klein Associate Professor of Anthropology,Trinity College, Hartford

Table of Contents

ContentsAcknowledgements1 Archetypes, Fantasies and Ethnographic Destinations.................12 Stigma and Separation: Fisherfolk as a "Race Apart".................383 Fisher Lassies: Gender, Stereotypes and Marginality..................904 Ferryden: Place, Power and Identity...........................................1605 Perpetual Crisis and the Making of the Fisherfolk.....................2366 Fisherfolk under Glass? Memory and the Heritage Wars ..........298Afterword: Scotland in the General and the Particular .................370Bibliography...................................................................................376Index

Editorial Reviews

"Although Fishing for Heritage is a scholarly book, it still remains accessible to its subjects, should be required reading for those involved with the heritage industry, and can be recommended to anyone else with an interest in Scotland's past and future. - Sara Marsh, Times Literary Supplement An important contribution to contemporary anthropology and especially for Scottish studies. - The Scots Magazine Industrial Archaeologists and heritage professionals should take note of 'Fishing for Hertiage' as a valuable study of dogged cultural survival in industrial communities and the role of sites and artifacts in the local consciousness and sense of identity. - Industrial Archaeology Journal Jane Nadel-Klein has produced a book about the fisherfolk of the east coast of Scotland that is very informative and is truly well worth reading. - Peter Bruce Honarary Life Member Buckie District Fishing Heritage Museum

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