Heritage, culture, and politics in the postcolony /

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Author / Creator:	Herwitz, Daniel Alan, 1955-
Imprint:	New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 212 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Social sciences and history. National characteristics, East Indian. National characteristics, South African. National characteristics, American. Postcolonialism -- India. Postcolonialism -- South Africa. Postcolonialism -- United States. Historiography -- Social aspects. National characteristics, American. National characteristics, East Indian. National characteristics, South African. Postcolonialism. Social sciences and history. India -- Historiography -- Social aspects. South Africa -- Historiography -- Social aspects. United States -- Historiography -- Social aspects. India. South Africa. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11161346

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ISBN:	9780231530729 0231530722 9780231160186 0231160186
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	The postcolonial state, like its European predecessor of the 18th and 19th centuries, deploys heritage institutions and instruments, museums, courts of law, and universities to empower itself with unity, longevity, exaltation of value, origin, and destiny. This book reveals the febrile pitch at which heritage is staked by examining situations in South Africa, India, and the US, to capture its perfect embodiment of the struggle to seize culture and society at moments of profound social change.
Other form:	Print version: Herwitz, Daniel Alan, 1955- Heritage, culture, and politics in the postcolony. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012 9780231160186

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