Heritage management in Korea and Japan : the politics of antiquity and identity /
"Imperial tombs, Buddhist architecture, palaces, and art treasures in Korea and Japan have attracted scholars, collectors, and conservators--and millions of tourists. As iconic markers of racial and cultural identity at home and abroad, they are embraced as tangible sources of immense national...
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| Language: | English |
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Seattle, WA :
University of Washington Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Korean studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Ranking "Korean" properties : heritage administration, South Gate, and salvaging buried remains
- Collecting Japan's curios : world fairs, imperial tombs, and preservation laws
- Tracing Japan's lineage : art, architecture, and conquest dynasties
- Searching for the missing link : prehistory, ethnology, and racial discourse
- Excavating Korea's past : colonialists, archaeologists, and nostalgic ruins
- Rediscovering the homelands : travel myths, images, and the narrative of return
- Contested ownership : the plunder and the return of cultural treasures.
