Heritage as Improvement: Cultural Display and Contested Governance in Rural China

This article explores the display of cultural heritage as a contested project of governance and social ordering in rural China. It argues that heritage preservation and display are viewed by many Chinese scholars, officials, and villagers themselves as powerful tools of modernization and development...

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Veröffentlicht in:Modern China. - Sage Publications. - 39(2013), 4, Seite 380-407
1. Verfasser: Oakes, Tim (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Modern China
Schlagworte:Behavioral sciences Social sciences Business Applied sciences Political science Arts