Heritage Conservation in Postcolonial India seeks to position the conservation profession within historical, theoretical, and methodological frames to demonstra

The act of identifying, protecting, restoring, and reusing buildings, districts, and built landscapes of historic and cultural significance is, at its best, a r

The book contributes to a recontextualization of authenticity by investigating how this value is created, reenacted, and assigned. Over the course of the last c

This book investigates the role of cultural heritage as a constitutive dimension of different civilizing missions from the colonial era to the present. It inclu

Bringing together leading conservation scholars and professionals from around the world, this volume offers a timely look at values-based approaches to heritage