Heritage Conservation in Postcolonial India - 9780367619947

Taylor & Francis

Heritage Conservation in Postcolonial IndiaApproaches and Challenges\nAuthor(s): Manish Chalana, Ashima Krishna\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367619947, 978-0367619947\nSynopsis\nHeritage Conservation in Postcolonial India seeks to position the conservation profession within historical, theoretical, and methodological frames to demonstrate how the field has evolved in the postcolonial decades and follow its various trajectories in research, education, advocacy, and practice.\n\nSplit into four sections, this book covers important themes of institutional and programmatic developments in the field of conservation; critical and contemporary challenges facing the profession; emerging trends in practice that seek to address contemporary challenges; and sustainable solutions to conservation issues.\n\nThe cases featured within the book elucidate the evolution of the heritage conservation profession, clarifying the r.