160 Pages
47 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
47 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
47 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Taking 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.
Using 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,... Read more
1 THE BIRTH OF MUSEOLOGICAL DESIRE 2 WAR AND WORLD HERITAGE 3 SEMANTICS OF INSCRIPTION FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST 4 INTANGIBLES AND TANGIBLES: THE LOGIC OF ACTUALIZATION 5 AGE OF PRESERVATION 6 FROZEN TIME-SPACE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Biography
Masahiro Ogino is Professor of Sociology at Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan.
