Cultural Resource Management in Contemporary Society - 9780415117852

Taylor & Francis

Cultural Resource Management in Contemporary Society describes various means of preserving, protecting and presenting vital cultural resources within the context of economic development and other aspects of 20th century life. > This innovative collection of essays from an international range of contributors describes various means of preserving, protecting and presenting vital cultural resources within the context of economic development, competing claims of \""ownership\"" of particular cultural resources, modern uses of structures and space, and other aspects of late twentieth-century life. > List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Preface, 1 Introduction: considering cultural resource management in modern society, 2 The future of Cameroon\u2019s past, 3 Third World development and the threat to resource conservation: the case of Africa, 4 The protection of archaeological resources in the United States reconciling preservation with contemporary society, 5 Conflicn