The heritage machine fetishism and domination in Maragatería, Spain / Pablo Alonso González.

Uniform titleAntipatrimonio. English
Portion of title Fetishism and domination in Maragatería, Spain
SeriesAnthropology, culture and society
Anthropology, culture, and society. ^A682721
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The emergence of heritage -- 3. Race, ethnicity and nationalism in Spain -- 4. The subordination of peasants in Maragatería -- 5. Before heritage : juntas vecinales and tamboriteros -- 6. Social construction of heritage in the Teleno military shooting range -- 7. Pseudo-archaeology and the critique of heritage epistemology -- 8. Return to the countryside in Prada de la Sierra -- 9. The heritage machine in Val de San Lorenzo -- 10. The spectable of the other and the negation of heritage.
Abstract "This book upturns the conventional understanding of heritage, challenging widespread notions about how we relate to and why we preserve the past. Heritage research is often based on the assumption that heritage is something 'given' to us, that it is good and valuable in its own right. However, by looking at the historical and cultural roots of heritage and its development through the Enlightenment, modernity and capitalism, Pablo Alonso Gonzalez shows that it is in fact a system pervaded by fetishistic social relationships, embedded in capitalism, and not as benign as it appears. Focusing on a case study in the region of Maragatería, Spain, Alonso Gonzalez explores the ethnic and racial discrimination towards the local population in the context of Spanish nationalism, and how this formed the region's heritage today. By challenging mainstream scholarship in the field, inks the relations between heritage, ideology and capitalism."-- provided by publisher.
General note"First published in 2017 as El antipatrimonio: fetichismo y dominación en Magaratería by Editorial CSIC"--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 236-256) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Issued in other formebook version : 9781786803016
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2022435937
ISBN9780745338071 (hardback)

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