Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Preface vi
4. Contents ix
5. The Cottbus Declaration on Heritage Studies 1
6. Introduction 3
7. Heritage Studies – Paradigmatic Reflections 9
8. A Shift of Paradigm in Interpretation and Identification
9. Heritage Interpretation as Public Discourse 21
10. Learning to Engage with Human Rights in Heritage 35
11. Cultural Landscape Theory and Practice 49
12. Concepts and Developments over the Course of Time
13. The Shift towards Conservation 69
14. UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape 77
15. Managing Change 89
16. Understanding Heritage – Beyond the Construction of Meanings
17. The Concept behind the Word 107
18. The Absence of Presence 117
19. Materializing the Immaterial 135
20. Heritage in Transition – Challenges of New Media
21. Documentary Heritage, Digital Technologies and the Dissemination of Knowledge 155
22. Studying Heritage in the Digital Era 169
23. Meaning of the Internet for the Intangible Heritage Convention 183
24. Notes on Contributors 193
25. Index 199