Books Archive - Institute Heritage Studies

The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme:
Key Aspects and Recent Developments

Posted on1. June 20202. June 2020

The volume “The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme: Key Aspects and Recent Developments” responds to the growing interest in the scientific study of the Memory of the World Programme (MoW) and its core concept of documentary heritage, which have received little attention from scholarship so far. The volume, which is the sixth publication in the Heritage Studies Series, provides a first collection of relevant ideas, reflections, theoretical and methodological considerations for the study of the MoW Programme, offering a basis for follow-up activities.
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Dancing is knowledge creation – the experience of Tango in Argentine

Posted on19. May 202019. May 2020

Publication as part of the scientific publication series “Heritage Studies” Author: Vicky Kämpfe Creation 2022

Going Beyond – Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2

Posted on25. November 201519. May 2020

The book Going Beyond – Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2 is the 5th volume in the Heritage Studies Series, edited by Institute Director Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres Albert, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Prof. Francesco Bandarin, and Prof. more …

Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies

Posted on15. April 201519. May 2020

The book Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies is the fourth book in the Heritage Studies Series, edited by Marie-Theres Albert. In this book, the authors present the subject of heritage and sustainability, taking into account a paradigmatic, historic-methodological and more …

40 Years World Heritage Convention

Posted on2. April 201524. June 2019

In the book 40 Years World Heritage Convention, the authors present the history of the most successful convention that has ever been adopted by UNESCO. In this publication, the authors provide the diverse backgrounds, developments and details of the Convention more …

Understanding Heritage

Posted on2. April 201519. May 2020

The publication Understanding Heritage – Perspectives in Heritage Studies is the first in a new series. This series aims at systematizing many years of disciplinarily and interdisciplinarily led discourse. Through this publication, the paradigmatic orientation of the series, Heritage Studies, more …