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Islands of Heritage : Conservation and Transformation in Yemen by Nathalie Peutz

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Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Country of Origin
Yemen
ISBN
9781503607149
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Publication Name
Islands of Heritage : Conservation and Transformation in Yemen
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Modern / 21st Century, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Nathalie Peutz
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
368 Pages
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Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-10
1503607143
ISBN-13
9781503607149
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242768724

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
368 Pages
Publication Name
Islands of Heritage : Conservation and Transformation in Yemen
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Subject
Modern / 21st Century, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Middle East / General
Type
Textbook
Author
Nathalie Peutz
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2018-004658
Reviews
Nathalie Peutz has written a beautiful account of the unsettling effects of and dynamics between international conservation efforts, national politics, and Soqotran notions of heritage, history, and place. Islands of Heritage is one of the richest ethnographies of the Arabian Peninsula and Indian Ocean region that I have read in years., " Islands of Heritage is at once a dazzling ethnography of everyday life and a well-researched history that is as extraordinary as its subject, the island of Soqotra in the Arabian Sea. It is truly a pleasure to read."--Steven C. Caton, Harvard University, "Upon closing Islands of Heritage one can only be impressed by such a piece of interdisciplinary scholarship. Nathalie Peutz brilliantly manages to bring to life and interpret the local dynamics she observed in Soqotra, updating their significance and making them meaningful beyond the archipelago of Soqotra, and that of anthropologists."--Laurent Bonnefoy, Arabian Humanities, "This book, the result of ten years of research and follow up, explores the sociopolitical transformation of Soqotra, the main island of Yemen's Soqotra Archipelago. Peutz offers a detailed ethnographic presentation of the complicated and unsettled recent history of the island within its larger regional and global context...Recommended."--A. Rassam, CHOICE, "Peutz's book is required reading for anthropologists, historians, political scientists, and those investigating the impact of tourism, while being readable and compelling for nonspecialists... It is a delight to read and one of the strongest anthropological texts on heritage published in recent years."--Victoria Hightower, Arab Studies Journal, "Nathalie Peutz has written a beautiful account of the unsettling effects of and dynamics between international conservation efforts, national politics, and Soqotran notions of heritage, history, and place. Islands of Heritage is one of the richest ethnographies of the Arabian Peninsula and Indian Ocean region that I have read in years."--Mandana Limbert, Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
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Yes
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. Hospitality in Unsettling Times 2. Hungering for the State 3. When the Environment Arrived 4. Arrested Development 5. Reorienting Heritage 6. Heritage in the Time of Revolution Conclusion
Synopsis
Soqotra, the largest island of Yemen's Soqotra Archipelago, is one of the most uniquely diverse places in the world. A UNESCO natural World Heritage Site, the island is home not only to birds, reptiles, and plants found nowhere else on earth, but also to a rich cultural history and the endangered Soqotri language. Within the span of a decade, this Indian Ocean archipelago went from being among the most marginalized regions of Yemen to promoted for its outstanding global value. Islands of Heritage shares Soqotrans' stories to offer the first exploration of environmental conservation, heritage production, and development in an Arab state. Examining the multiple notions of heritage in play for twenty-first-century Soqotra, Nathalie Peutz narrates how everyday Soqotrans came to assemble, defend, and mobilize their cultural and linguistic heritage. These efforts, which diverged from outsiders' focus on the island's natural heritage, ultimately added to Soqotrans' calls for political and cultural change during the Yemeni Revolution. Islands of Heritage shows that far from being merely a conservative endeavor, the protection of heritage can have profoundly transformative, even revolutionary effects. Grassroots claims to heritage can be a potent form of political engagement with the most imminent concerns of the present: human rights, globalization, democracy, and sustainability.
LC Classification Number
DS247.7.S63P48 2018

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