Decolonizing Conservation: Caring For Maori Meeting Houses Outside New Zealand

Argues for a shift in cultural heritage conservation, from a focus on maintaining the physical fabric of material culture towards the impact that conservation work has on people's lives. This book challenges the commodification of sacred objects and places by western conservation thought and attempts to decolonize conservation practice.

• | Edited By: Dean Sully
• | Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
• | Publication Date: Dec 01, 2007
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1598743104
• | ISBN-13: 9781598743104