Heritage, Memory and the Politics of Identity: New Perspectives on the Cultural Landscape (Heritage, Culture & Identity) (Heritage, Culture and Identity)

the Cultural Landscape Is Often Viewed As An Emblematic Site, And Thus A Key Player In The Heritage Process. This Book Explores The Overlapping And Often Complex Relationships Between Identity, Memory, Heritage And The Cultural Landscape. It Provides An Overview Of New Approaches In The Study Of These Relationships, Combined With Evidence From Ireland, England, Scotland And The United States. the Study Of The Cultural Landscape Has Gained Momentum In Recent Years, Revealing New Insights To Geographers, Archaeologists, Sociologists And Architects. The Cultural Landscape Is Often Viewed As An Emblematic Site And Thus A Key Player In The Heritage Process. This Book Explores The Overlapping And Often Complex Relationships Between Identity, Memory, Heritage And The Cultural Landscape. It Provides An Overview Of New Approaches In The Study Of These Relationships, Combined With Evidence From Ireland, England, Scotland And The United States. These Case Studies Demonstrate The Significance Of The Past In The Contemporary Construction Of Identity Narratives And Draw Attention To The Powerful Role Of Monuments And Parades As Sites Of Cultural Heritage. The Focus Then Shifts To The Way In Which Heritage Has Become Politicized For Various Ends, Demonstrating The Changing Perception Of Particular Heritage Sites And Buildings, And The Role That This Has Played In Constructing And Reconstructing Particular Identities. Contents......Page 6 List of Figures......Page 8 List of Maps and Tables......Page 9 Notes on Contributors......Page 10 Preface......Page 11 PART I: Landscape, Memory and Identity......Page 14 1 Landscape and Memory: Historiography, Theory, Methodology......Page 16 2 Memory, Identity and the Memorialization of Conflict in the Scottish Highlands......Page 32 3 The Battle for Annie Moore: Sculpting an Irish American Identity at Ellis Island National Monument......Page 50 4 Constructing Famine Memory: The Role of Monuments......Page 68 5 ‘Fostered To Trouble the Next Generation’: Contesting the Ownership of the Martyrs Commemoration Ritual in Manchester 1888–1921......Page 82 PART II: The Politics of Heritage and the Cultural Landscape......Page 96 6 Changing Conceptions of Heritage and Landscape......Page 98 7 Valorizing Urban Heritage? Redevelopment in a Changing City......Page 108 8 Moving Buildings and Changing History......Page 122 9 Military Heritage, Identity and Development: A Case Study of Elvas, Portugal......Page 134 10 Landscapes in the Living Memory: New Year Festivities at Angkor, Cambodia......Page 146 C......Page 162 H......Page 163 M......Page 164 S......Page 165 Y......Page 166 This text explores the overlapping complex relationships between identity, memory, heritage and the cultural landscape. It is divided into two main sections: 'Landscape, Memory and Identity', 'The Politics of Heritage and the Cultural Landscape'