Pluralising Pasts: Heritage, Identity and Place in Multicultural Societies

From museums and the preservation of old buildings to broader questions of community and identity, heritage is now a political issue.

This book explores what heritage means now heritage is big business and how it is used to encourage people to identify with particular places and 'traditions', now it is entangled with capitalism. Examining a range of questions, including the way contemporary societies use heritage in the creation and management of collective identities, and how heritage is...