Book contents
- The Politics of Heritage in Africa
- Dedication
- Series page
- The Politics of Heritage in Africa
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Maps and Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Heritage and Legacy in the South African State and University
- 3 Seeing Beyond the Official and the Vernacular
- 4 Fences, Signs, and Property
- 5 Monuments and Negotiations of Power in Ghana
- 6 Of Chiefs, Tourists, and Culture
- 7 Human Remains, the Disciplines of the Dead, and the South African Memorial Complex
- 8 Heritage vs Heritage
- 9 9/11 and the Painful Death of an Asante King
- 10 Language as Cultural ‘Heritage’
- 11 The Role of Language in Forging New Identities
- 12 Folk Opera and the Cultural Politics of Post-Independence Ghana
- 13 Flashes of Modernity
- 14 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
14 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2015
Book contents
- The Politics of Heritage in Africa
- Dedication
- Series page
- The Politics of Heritage in Africa
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Maps and Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Heritage and Legacy in the South African State and University
- 3 Seeing Beyond the Official and the Vernacular
- 4 Fences, Signs, and Property
- 5 Monuments and Negotiations of Power in Ghana
- 6 Of Chiefs, Tourists, and Culture
- 7 Human Remains, the Disciplines of the Dead, and the South African Memorial Complex
- 8 Heritage vs Heritage
- 9 9/11 and the Painful Death of an Asante King
- 10 Language as Cultural ‘Heritage’
- 11 The Role of Language in Forging New Identities
- 12 Folk Opera and the Cultural Politics of Post-Independence Ghana
- 13 Flashes of Modernity
- 14 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Politics of Heritage in AfricaEconomies, Histories, and Infrastructures, pp. 252 - 260Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015