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<p><P>This book examines the making of heritage in contemporary Japan, investigating the ways in which particular objects, practices and institutions are ascribed public recognition and political significance. Through detailed ethnographic and historical case studies, it analyses the social, economic, and even global political dimensions of cultural heritage. It shows how claims to heritage status in Japan stress different material qualities of objects, places and people - based upon their ages, originality and usage. Following on an introduction that thoroughly assesses the field, the ethnographic and historiographic case studies range from geisha; noh masks; and the tea ceremony; urban architecture; automata; a utopian commune and the sites of Mitsubishi company history. They examine how their heritage value is made and re-made, and appraise the construction of heritage in cases where the heritage value resides in the very substance of the object&rsquo;s material composition - for example, in architecture, landscapes and designs - and show how the heritage industry adds values to existing assets&#58; such as sacredness, urban charm or architectural and ethnic distinctiveness. The

Author

Christoph Brumann and Rupert A. Cox

Publisher

London ; New York: Routledge

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780415673679

Subjects

History, Sociology, Science