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This volume addresses the relationship between the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor (Cambodia), and the nearby town of Siem Reap. While previous work on heritage sites has mainly focused on protected areas, this book shifts the attention to the margins, where detrimental, tourism-driven urban development may take place. By delimiting a protected site, a non-heritage space is created in which spatial fragmentation, disruptive development processes, and unjust power plays can occur. In post-war Cambodia, liberalization and collective aspirations for progress have provided a strong incentive for modernization. Controversial interests compete in the arena of urban development, and real estate development prevails over planned growth. At the same time, Siem Reap's marginal position allows for some freedom in architectural and urban design. In the shadow of institutional control, this
This volume addresses the relationship between the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor (Cambodia), and the nearby town of Siem Reap. While previous work on heritage sites has mainly focused on protected areas, this book shifts the attention to the margins, where detrimental, tourism-driven urban
The urban legacy of the Global South since the colonial era and how sustainable development and environmental and social justice can be achieved. Remarkably little of the expansive literature on development and globalization considers actual urban form and the physical design of cities as outcomes
Based on lectures given at the conference 'The Jews in Italy: Their Contribution to the Development and Diffusion of Jewish Heritage', this collection offers the reader a wide range of subjects reflecting various scholarly perspectives such as history; Christian-Jewish relations; Kabbalah;
In this book Roberto Esposito explores the conceptual trajectories of two of the twentieth century's most vital thinkers of the political: Hannah Arendt and Simone Weil. Taking Homer's Iliad--that 'great prism through which every gesture has the possibility of becoming public, precisely by being
The number of cultural parks has been steadily increasing in recent years throughout the world. But what is a cultural park? This book provides a detailed answer to this question and sets out the basis for an academic debate that moves beyond the technical narratives that have prevailed to date. It
Part I: Growing Social Science Demand at the World Bank. Chapter 1: The Important Contribution of Social Knowledge to International Development. Chapter 2: The Road to Achieving Critical Mass of Sociologists and Anthropologists in the World Bank. Chapter 3: Address to the World Bank Sociological
This volume introduces an innovative tool for the development of sustainable cities and the promotion of the quality of life of city inhabitants. It presents a decision-support system to orient public administrations in identifying development scenarios for sustainable urban and territorial
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, Blenheim is the only non-royal house in England to hold the title of palace. As the storied residence of the Dukes of Marlborough--and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, the legendary prime minister and a style icon in his own right--Blenheim
In this intriguing book, one of the world's foremost art historians traces how cast shadows have been depicted in Western art through the
An incisive, comparative study of the development of Post-World War II progressive politics in the United States, Britain, and France After the end of World War II, Britain, France, and the United States were faced with two very different choices: return to the civic order of pre-war normalcy or
Fully illustrated, exceptionally detailed account of the development and deployment of the M4 Sherman in World War II.The Medium Tank, M4, better known to the British as the Sherman, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and western Allies in World War II. Reliable, relatively
Since 1991, the eyes of the world have been on the economic growth and development of the states that formerly made up the Soviet Union. Looking at Belarus's industrial structure, economic growth, and economic prospects, this edited collection analyses why Belarus is considered ahead of many of its
Part I Proposition of Development Cost in China.- Chapter I Learning and Practice of Scientific Outlook on Development: Considering Maximization of Net Welfare as the Scientific Political Achievement View.- Chapter II Scientific Development of China in the Future: Inspiration of Chinese Dream to
Working at the margins of aesthetics and politics, Patrick Vauday challenges the dominant assumptions of our mediatized society and its disposition towards images. This challenge does not advocate eliminating images altogether, but rather entreats us to see them in a different
Introduction: Postcolonialising Heritage and the Idea of 'Malaysia'.- PART I: (RE)TELLING MUSEUM AND COMMUNITY STORIES.- Negotiating Museum Narratives: The Sarawak Museum, the Brooke State, and the Construction of Cultural Heritage, 1886-1963.- The Serdang Folk Museum and the Performance of
Alongside debates over rising inequalities, the stubbornness of urban poverty, globally, has emerged as a major academic and policy concern. Urban poverty policy positions are typically framed by paradigms of basic services and welfare. In the backdrop of Bangalore's evolution into India's silicon
From the author of The World of Gloria Vanderbilt, May I Come In?: Discovering the World in Other People's Homes takes readers inside some of the most exquisitely designed houses. Wendy Goodman has discovered and published stories on an astonishing array of private houses, notable for their
Grasmere, at the heart of the Lake District National Park and World Heritage Site, is one of the most celebrated valleys in the region. This is a personal photographic diary by award-winning photographer Bill Birkett of the changing seasons in
Despite its modest size, Portugal has played a major part in the development of Europe and the modern world. In Portugal in European and World History Malyn Newitt offers a fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the world--from early Moorish times to the English Alliance of 1650-1900
Do you believe in magic? Mia and her friends do And when they meet the Star Animals, a whole world of magical adventures unfolds in this new chapter book from the Star Friends series featuring black and white illustrations throughout. Ever since Mia and her friends stopped Aunt Carol from using
A stunning photographic survey of India's thirty-eight World Heritage Sites. UNESCO's World Heritage sites program aims to promote awareness and preservation of cultural heritage around the world. UNESCO chooses sites that have outstanding cultural value for all of humanity and has dedicated
'Maher explores the development of the Frontier Complex as he deconstructs the frontier myth in the context of manifest destiny, American exceptionalism, and white male privilege. A very significant contribution to our understanding of how and why heritage sites reinforce privilege.'-- Frederick H
In the course of the past century we have lost much of our rich heritage of orchard fruits. But with taste once again triumphing over shelf-life and sparking a renewed interest in local varieties, people around the world are rediscovering the delights of that most delicious and adaptable fruit: the
Over the past decade, Ethiopia has had one of the world's fastest growing economies, largely due to its investments in infrastructure, and it is through building dams, roads, and other infrastructure that the Ethiopian state seeks to become a middle-income country by 2025. Yet most urban Ethiopians