The Acropolis: Global Fame, Local Claim (Materializing Culture)

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The Acropolis in Athens has captured the imaginations of readers, writers and travellers for centuries and every year draws crowds from far and wide the world. Probably the most world’s most famous heritage sites, it has long been a national monument of Greece and a potent symbol of western civilization. But the Acropolis is generally viewed in the context of 5th-century-BC Athenian society, at the same time as the multiple local and international meanings and identities that the site shapes today are overlooked. This book looks at the meaning of the Acropolis in contemporary Greece. How are global ideas adopted and adapted by local cultures? How do Greeks take care of the national and international features of their ancient classical heritage? How do the global cultural constructions surrounding the Acropolis change into a part of local practices which project Greek cultural difference?The creator examines this historic site as a powerful agent for negotiations of power on an international level. Drawing from quite a lot of sources in addition to original fieldwork, this handsomely illustrated book will make compelling reading for anyone interested in heritage issues, archaeology, anthropology material culture studies, and tourism.

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