Heritopia

<p><i>Heritopia</i> investigates the meanings of the past in the present focusing on Abu Simbel in Egypt and other World Heritage sites. It explores and resolves a number of paradoxes: the past is impossible to preserve for eternity; all preservation implies change; preservation of one site normally means destruction of others; threats are important in the creation of heritage but at the same time heritage may become a threat and threats can become heritage themselves; heritage stands in contrast to modernity and is at the same time part of it; both the increase and the decrease of modernity create heritage; and finally heritage may be global and local at the same time. <i>Heritopia</i> will appeal to students and professionals in heritage studies and related subjects such as archaeology history ethnology and museology.<br><br>An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.</p>