"In this volume, the economic, political and social consequences of the focus on 'culture' in contemporary theories of globalization are analyzed around the disparate fields of architecture, museum discourse, satellite television, dub poetry, carnival and sub-national theatre. T…
In the wake of proliferating discourses around globalisation and culture, some central questions around cultural politics have acquired a commonsensical and hegemonic character in contemporary intellectual discourse. The politics of difference, the possibilities of hybridity and…
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This wide-ranging cultural history explores the expression of Bolshevik ideology through the lens of landscape, or, more broadly, space. The contributors show how Soviet space was sanctified, coded & utilised as an ideological product.
"This wide-ranging cultural history explores the expression of Bolshevik Party ideology through the lens of landscape, or, more broadly, space. Portrayed in visual images and words, the landscape played a vital role in expressing and promoting ideology in the former Soviet Union…
"In Heritage of Value, Archaeology of Renown, experts urge archaeologists to reexamine and to change their basic assumptions about how we assign value to cultural places and how we should understand and manage our heritage throughout much of the world." "The book raises concerns…
"A critical history of cultural policy in one of the world's most diverse nations across the tumultuous twentieth century. It charts the influence of momentous political changes on the cultural policies of successive states, including colonial government, Japanese occupation, th…
This publication highlights the impact of culture on local economies and the methodological issues related to its identification. In particular, the book demonstrates that the contemporary contribution of culture to economic development is not limited to attracting tourists, but…
This publication highlights the impact of culture on local economies and the methodological issues related to its identification. In particular, the book demonstrates that the contemporary contribution of culture to economic development is not limited to attracting tourists, but…
"In recent years, a multicultural society and changing conceptions of French identity have been the source of considerable debate in scholarship, literature and the media in France. This book examines equally contested definitions of French identity from the past, but not those …
This book investigates the added value that satellite technologies and remote sensing could provide for a more sustainable mapping, monitoring and management of heritage sites, be it for purposes of regular maintenance or for risk mitigation in case of natural or man-caused haza…
"'Life has become more joyous, comrades.' Josef Stalin, 1936. Stalin's Russia is best known for its political repression, forced collectivization and general poverty. Caviar with Champagne presents an altogether different aspect of Stalin's rule that has never been fully analyze…
"Stalin's Russia is best known for its political repression, forced collectivization and general poverty. Caviar with Champagne presents an altogether different aspect of Stalin's rule that has never been fully analyzed - the creation of a luxury goods society. At the same time …
An ethnographic study of cultural policy in Jamaica as seen from above and below in relation to race, class, and nation.