{"title":"Lynn Meskell","description":"\u003cp\u003eLynn Meskell’s works delve into the intricate relationships between heritage, culture, and society, offering thoughtful perspectives that challenge conventional understandings. Readers can expect rigorous analysis combined with compelling narratives that explore how heritage shapes identity and politics across diverse contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in education and reference, Meskell’s books provide invaluable insights for those interested in archaeology, cultural studies, and heritage management. Her writing encourages a critical engagement with the past, emphasising its relevance to contemporary social and ethical issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-nature-of-heritage-by-lynn-meskell-9780470670712","title":"The Nature of Heritage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProvides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvaluates the continuing dominance of nature and conservation over concerns for cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmploys ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to reveal how the past is processed into a new national heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdentifies heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy for repairing legacies of racial and ethnic difference in post-apartheid South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHighlights the role of archaeological heritage sites, national parks and protected areas in economic development and social empowerment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplores how nature trumps culture and the global implications of the new configurations of heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599844917484,"sku":"9780470670712","price":180.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/05c43eddd29b35c1bb5be8cc9b0b13da.jpg?v=1778021640"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lynn-meskell.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}