Chapter 9 Decolonizing the Site: The Problems and Pragmatics of World Heritage in Italy, Libya and Tanzania

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Introduction: UNESCO World Heritage – Grounded? 1
5. Part I Cities
6. Chapter 1 Affects and Senses in a World Heritage Site People-House Relations in the Medina of Fez 37
7. Chapter 2 ‘UNESCO is What?’ World Heritage, Militant Islam and the Search for a Common Humanity in Mali 60
8. Chapter 3 Heritage Making in Lijiang: Governance, Reconstruction and Local Naxi Life 78
9. Chapter 4 Multiple Nostalgias: The Fabric of Heritage in Luang Prabang (Lao PDR) 97
10. Part II Archaeological Sites
11. Chapter 5 Thinking Globally and Acting Locally in Angkor 125
12. Chapter 6 One List, a World of Difference? The Dynamics of Global Heritage at Two Neighbouring Properties 147
13. Chapter 7 Civilization and the Transformation of Xiaotun Village at Yin Xu Archaeological Site, China 171
14. Chapter 8 The Business of Wonder: Public Meets Private at a World Heritage Site 193
15. Part III Cultural Landscapes
16. Chapter 9 Decolonizing the Site: The Problems and Pragmatics of World Heritage in Italy, Libya and Tanzania 219
17. Chapter 10 Prickly Prestations: Living with (World) Heritage in Osogbo, Nigeria 248
18. Chapter 11 Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape: Extractive Economies and Endangerment on South Africa’s Borders 273
19. Conclusion: Imagining the Ground from Afar: Why the Sites Are so Remote in World Heritage Committee Sessions 294
20. Index 319