Cultural Heritage as Civilizing Mission
From Decay to Recovery
Editors: Falser, Michael (Ed.)
Free Preview- The first trans-disciplinary insight into the concept of 'cultural heritage' within the intellectual history of 'civilizing missions' from colonial to postcolonial and today's globalized times
- A unique compilation of case studies from the Habsburg Empire to German colonialism in Africa, to South and Southeast Asia (including the sites of Borobudur and Angkor) and China
- Offers a wide range of impressive illustrations from different historical and current media, ranging from colonial press and photography to UNESCO World Heritage material
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This book investigates the role of cultural heritage as a constitutive dimension of different civilizing missions from the colonial era to the present. It includes case studies of the Habsburg Empire and German colonialism in Africa, Asian case studies of (post)colonial India and the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia, China and French Indochina, and a special discussion on 20th-century Cambodia and the temples of Angkor.
The themes examined range from architectural and intellectual history to historic preservation and restoration. Taken together, they offer an overview of historical processes spanning two centuries of institutional practices, wherein the concept of cultural heritage was appropriated both by political regimes and for UNESCO World Heritage agendas.
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Cultural Heritage as Civilizing Mission: Methodological Considerations
Pages 1-32
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Colonialism without Colonies: The Civilizing Missions in the Habsburg Empire
Pages 35-48
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German Colonialism and the Formation of African Heritage
Pages 49-63
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Between the Colonial, the Global, and the Local—Civilizing India’s Past under Different Regimes
Pages 67-82
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Save Borobudur! The Moral Dynamics of Heritage Formation in Indonesia across Orders and Borders, 1930s–1980s
Pages 83-119
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Cultural Heritage as Civilizing Mission
- Book Subtitle
- From Decay to Recovery
- Editors
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- Michael Falser
- Series Title
- Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-13638-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-13638-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-13637-0
- Series ISSN
- 2191-656X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 355
- Number of Illustrations
- 72 b/w illustrations, 65 illustrations in colour
- Topics
