{"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\/products\/the-nature-of-heritage-by-lynn-meskell-9780470670712","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}