Heritage and the Cultural Struggle for Palestine

Chiara De Cesari

Heritage and the Cultural Struggle for Palestine - xiv, 269 p., ill., maps; 24 cm - Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures . - Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-260) and index.

Introduction : the stakes of heritage and the politics of culture -- A political history of Palestinian heritage -- Government through heritage in old Hebron -- Heritage, NGOs, and state-making -- Palestinian national museums post-Oslo -- Conclusion : cultural governmentality and activist statehood.

9781503609389


Cultural property--West Bank
National museums--West Bank
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--West Bank
Palestine--Politics and government


West Bank--Cultural policy