Cultural Heritage, Transnational Narratives and Museum Franchising in Abu Dhabi

This book explores how heritage is produced in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates,challenging Western-dominated practices and articulating new ways of understanding,producing, and living with heritage. It offers innovative insights into heritage as a transnational process,appealing to scholars and students interested in critical heritage studies,museums,tourism,cultural studies, and Middle Eastern studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 254 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking publication makes a significant contribution to our understanding of heritage as a global phenomenon and the transnational heritage discourses that arise from it. By adopting a holistic perspective, it recognizes autochthonous and franchised heritage as integral components of the same process of contemporary globalized identity-making, which ultimately contributes to the development of newly emergent cosmopolitan identities.

The book delves into the intricate processes involved in heritage franchising, scrutinizing their cultural implications. Through a case study of the United Arab Emirates, it offers a unique window into the creation of hybrid heritage in non-Western contexts. By examining the connections and tensions that arise when combining autochthonous and franchised heritage, the book sheds light on the dynamic processes of heritage creation and transformation.

Furthermore, it develops novel ideas about the workings of this global phenomenon, its characteristics, and its impact on local forms of heritage. By exploring the production of autochthonous and franchised heritage in Abu Dhabi, the book highlights how Western-dominated practices are often challenged and how new ways of understanding, producing, and living with heritage are emerging in previously marginalized locations.

The book offers innovative insights into heritage as a transnational process, exploring how it intersects with local, national, and international identity concerns and debates. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in critical heritage studies, museums, tourism, cultural studies, and Middle Eastern studies, providing a valuable resource for understanding the complex dynamics of heritage in the contemporary world.

Weight: 467g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367523954