Appropriating Sacred Spaces: Heritage Politics in Myanmar
Author:   Clara Rellensmann
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2024 ed.
Volume:   10
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9783031672200


Pages:   229
Publication Date:   19 November 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Clara Rellensmann
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2024 ed.
Volume:   10
ISBN:  

9783031672200


ISBN 10:   3031672208
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   19 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Introduction.- PART I.- Understanding authorized heritage narratives and counternarratives.- Myanmar: Political history and institutionalized heritage practice.- Bagan: From Buddhist superpower to a place of longing for Myanmar’s ruling elite.- PART II.- Bagan’s conservation history and the Adopt-a-Pagoda Program.- Spatial and ideological transformations: Constructing a counternarrative.- Visual evidence: Images and maps.- PART III.- Bagan’s authorized narrative.- Conclusion.

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Dr. Clara Rellensmann is a cultural studies scholar and research associate at the Department of Architectural Conservation at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) in Cottbus, Germany. She has worked internationally in the cultural heritage sector for fifteen years. Between 2011 and 2016, Clara was a project coordinator and consultant at the UNESCO Offices in Bangkok (Thailand) and Yangon (Myanmar). From 2017 to 2020, she acted as a Board Member of ICOMOS and as a member of the ICOMOS World Heritage panel (2019/2020). Through her various engagements at the intersection of heritage preservation, science and politics she has developed both a thorough understanding and a critical historical view of heritage politics on a global scale which have informed the research discussed in this book.

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