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