Cultural Landscapes of South Asia : Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management Edited By Kapila D. Silva, Amita Sinha

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The pluralism of South Asia belies any singular reading of its heritage. In spite of this diversity, its cultural traditions retain certain attributes that are, at their core, South Asian- not only in their capacity to self-organize and enact, but in their ability to reinvent cultural memories and retain an intimate connection with nature and landscape. This volume focuses on the notion of cultural landscape as a medium integrating multiple forms of heritage and points to a new paradigm for conservation practices in the South Asian context. Even though the construct of cultural landscape has been accepted as a category of heritage, its potent use in heritage management in general and within the South Asian context in particular has not been widely studied. The volume challenges the prevalent views of heritage management in South Asia that are entrenched in colonial legacies and contemporary global policy frameworks.

English; Arabic