Full Description
Cultural Heritage Management in Africa explores the diversity of Africa's cultural heritage by analysing how and why this heritage has been managed, and by considering the factors that continue to influence management strategies and systems throughout the African continent.
Including contributions from prominent scholars and heritage professionals working across Africa, the volume presents critical, contemporary perspectives on the state of heritage in the area. Chapters analyse the practices that emanated from different colonial experiences and consider what impact these had - and continue to have - on the management of African heritage. It also critically examines the ideological influence of independence movements on the African continent's management and remembering of heritage, and considers whether there are any differences in heritage management between countries that experienced armed conflicts and those that did not. The volume will be the first to critically assess the state of heritage management now, at a time when vital conversations about the balance between heritage and development is ongoing and the actions of new players have begun to impact the management and practice of heritage in the region.
Cultural Heritage Management in Africa will be essential reading for those engaged in the study of museums and heritage, development, archaeology, anthropology, history and African studies. It will also be of interest to heritage and museum professionals who wish to learn more about the decolonisation of heritage.
Contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION: The Heritage of The Colonized; CHAPTER TWO: Post-Colonial Archaeology In East Africa; CHAPTER THREE: Museums And Heritage In West Africa; CHAPTER FOUR: The Exhibition Of The African In Post-Colonial Africa: Example From Kenya; CHAPTER FIVE: Heritage Governance In Post- Colonial Africa; CHAPTER SIX: Legal Protection Of African Cultural Heritage In The 21st Century And Beyond: A Prognosis And Futures Perspective; CHAPTER SEVEN: The Trouble With Participation: Heritage Places, Politics And Communities In Africa; CHAPTER EIGHT: 'Nothing About Us, Without Us': Heritage, Development And Communities In West Africa; CHAPTER NINE: Slave Trade, Slavery, And The Politics Of Heritage Representation In Africa: Examples From Kenya And Mauritius; CHAPTER TEN: The Indian Ocean And The History Of Indenture: The Making Of "New" Nationals And Nations; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Heritage Management Practice In Ethiopia: Is It Different?; CHAPTER TWELVE: World Heritage And Development: Is UNESCO A Barrier Or Facilitator And Do African Opinions Matter?; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Intangible In World Heritage In Africa: Recognizing The Invisible: Case Studies Of The Mosi-Oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls World Heritage ZAMBIA, Pendjari National Park, BENIN And Matobo Hill World Heritage Zimbabwe; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Liberation Heritage Typology And World Heritage: From Local Dimensions To "Universalism"; CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Nature-Culture Divide In Heritage Classification And Management In Africa: Reality Or A Convenience Of Management; CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Colonial Statues In Post-Colonial Africa: Decolonizing The Narrative Or Destroying The Heritage?; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: World Heritage And Education In Africa: A Landscape Of Shifting Priorities; CONCLUSION.
