The Politics of Heritage

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The Politics of Heritage explores the central role of race and ethnicity in shaping British heritage. Featuring contributions from academics, practitioners, policy makers, and curators, the book examines diverse heritage forms—from football and stately homes to educational exhibits—to reveal how Britain's complex, multicultural history is represented. It addresses colonial legacies, national identity tensions within the UK, and the international negotiation of British heritage, highlighting the persistent presence of shifting ethnicities influenced by migration, diaspora, and globalisation.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in heritage studies, cultural policy, social inclusion, and British history, including students, educators, and professionals in heritage and museum sectors seeking a critical understanding of how race and ethnicity shape national narratives.

This collection explores how the heritage industry and cultural policy have responded to questions of nation and national identity

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While social inclusion and cultural diversity circulate frenetically as buzzwords, are we really ready to accept that ideas about race and ethnicity, rather than being a peripheral concern, are at the core of how a nation's heritage is represented and imagined?

The Politics of Heritage interrogates just whose past gets to count as part of British heritage. Bringing together a wide range of contributors, including academics, practitioners, policymakers, and curators, it examines how many different types of heritage—from football to stately homes, experience attractions to education—deal with the complex legacies of the idea of 'race'.

Whether exploring the fallout of colonialism, the domination of England over the other three nations, Holocaust memorials, or the way British heritage is negotiated overseas, a recurring theme of this book is the need to accept that Britain has always been a place of shifting ethnicities, shaped by waves of migration, diaspora, and globalisation.

Analysing both theory and practice, this book is concerned with understanding the processes through which changes to heritage happen and with exploring problems and possibilities for the future.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415322102

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 December 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 8 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Jo Littler
Edited by Roshi Naidoo

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 690g

Pages: 272

Collections

Arts & Culture Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Series: Comedia

About the Author

Jo Littler is a Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Middlesex University. She has contributed to various edited collections. Roshi Naidoo is also a Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Middlesex, in addition she is the Education/Outreach Manager for the Archives and Museum of Black Heritage

The Politics of Heritage