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The politics of heritage management in Mali : from UNESCO to Djenné / Charlotte Joy.

By: Series: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College LondonPublication details: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2011.Description: 281 p. : ill. ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781611320947 :
  • 1611320941 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DT551.9.D35 J69 2011
Contents:
Part I. Putting Djenné on the map. Architecture and the 'creation' of Djenné in the West -- Archaeology and architecture -- UNESCO and becoming a World Heritage Site -- Part II. Life in Djenné. Islam -- Livelihood strategies -- Artisans, embodied knowledge and authenticity -- Guides and the regulation of history in Djenné -- Festival du Djennéry -- The lessons from intangible heritage -- Democratising heritage -- Djenné's future -- Heritage ethnographies.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index.

Part I. Putting Djenné on the map. Architecture and the 'creation' of Djenné in the West -- Archaeology and architecture -- UNESCO and becoming a World Heritage Site -- Part II. Life in Djenné. Islam -- Livelihood strategies -- Artisans, embodied knowledge and authenticity -- Guides and the regulation of history in Djenné -- Festival du Djennéry -- The lessons from intangible heritage -- Democratising heritage -- Djenné's future -- Heritage ethnographies.

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