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European Products: Making and Unmaking Heritage in Cyprus

Book information

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Year
2015
ISBN
9781782388234
DOI
10.1515/9781782388234
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1156168 bytes)
Pages
204\204
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-20 03:53:21

Description

On the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, rural villages, traditional artefacts, even atmospheres and experiences are considered heritage. Heritage making not only protects, but also produces, things, people, and places. Since the Republic of Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, heritage making and Europeanization are increasingly intertwined in Greek-Cypriot society. Against the backdrop of a long-term ethnographic engagement, the author argues that heritage emerges as an increasingly standardized economic resource, a “European product.” Implemented in historic preservation, rural tourism, culinary traditions, nature protection, and urban restoration projects, heritage policy has become infused with transnational market regulations and neoliberal property regimes.

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