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Title Conservation of natural and cultural heritage in Kenya : a cross-disciplinary approach / edited by Anne-Marie Deisser, Mugwima Njuguna.

Publication Info. London : UCL Press, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (233 pages)
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Note Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 26, 2016).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Access to heritage conservation as a human right in Kenya / Anne-Marie Deisser and Ephraim Wahome -- Assessment of legislation on cultural heritage resources in Kenya / Mwanzia Kyule -- The concept of intangible cultural heritage in Kenya / Orinda Shadrack Okumu -- The conservation of public monuments as a tool for building collective identity in Nairobi / Lydia Muthuma -- Reflections on architectural morphology in Nairobi, Kenya : implications for conservation of the built heritage / Muhoro Teckla, Munala Gerryshom and Mugwima Njuguna -- The bao : a board game in Africa's antiquity / Mwanzia Kyule -- Traditional technologies : a conservation challenge / Freda M'Mbogori -- Wildlife heritage ownership and utilization in Kenya--the past, present and future / Francis Mwaura -- Evaluating rural heritage conservation in Kenya : the case of Karue Hill, Embu County / Anthony Njeru Murithi -- Development of cultural heritage tourism in Kenya : a strategy for diversification of tourism products / Evaristus Irandu and Parita Shah -- Significance of traditional oral information and natural artefacts for heritage conservation at the Kit-Mikayi cultural site / Okello Benter, John Bosco Mukundi, Arnold Onyango Watako and Ochieng' Aggrey Adimo -- Community participation in conservation of gazetted cultural heritage sites : a case study of the Agikuyu shrine at Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga / Robert Rukwaro -- Fisheries as heritage : Indigenous methods of fishing and conservation among the Luo fishers of Lake Victoria, Kenya / Paul Opondo -- Tracing a forgotten heritage : the place of Mau Mau memory and culture in Kenya / Ephraim Wahome, Felix Kiruthu and Susan Mwangi.
Summary In Kenya, cultural and natural heritage has a particular value. Its pre-historic heritage not only tells the story of man's origin and evolution but has also contributed to the understanding of the earth's history: fossils and artefacts spanning over 27 million years have been discovered and conserved by the National Museums of Kenya (NMK). Alongside this, the steady rise in the market value of African art has also affected Kenya. Demand for African tribal art has surpassed that for antiquities of Roman, Byzantine, and Egyptian origin, and in African countries currently experiencing conflicts, this activity invariably attracts looters, traffickers and criminal networks. This book brings together essays by heritage experts from different backgrounds, including conservation, heritage management, museum studies, archaeology, environment and social sciences, architecture and landscape, geography, philosophy and economics to explore three key themes: the underlying ethics, practices and legal issues of heritage conservation; the exploration of architectural and urban heritage of Nairobi; and the natural heritage, landscapes and sacred sites in relation to local Kenyan communities and tourism. It thus provides an overview of conservation practices in Kenya from 2000 to 2015 and highlights the role of natural and cultural heritage as a key factor of social-economic development, and as a potential instrument for conflict resolution.
Subject Cultural property -- Protection -- Kenya.
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Kenya.
Kenya -- Antiquities.
Kenya -- History.
Kenya -- Social life and customs.
Art -- Kenya.
Lieux historiques -- Conservation et restauration -- Kenya.
Kenya -- Histoire.
Kenya -- Mœurs et coutumes.
Art -- Kenya.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Antiquities
Art
Cultural property -- Protection
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration
Manners and customs
Kenya https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrgMQKpcY3M4dvk48PJDq
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Added Author Deisser, Anne-Marie, editor.
Njuguna, Mugwima (Mugwima Bernard), author.
Other Form: Print version: Deisser, Anne-Marie. Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage in Kenya. London : UCL Press, ©2016 9781910634820
ISBN 9781910634851 (electronic bk.)
1910634859 (electronic bk.)
9781910634844
1910634840
9781910634837
1910634832
9781910634820
1910634824
Report No. JSTOR Open Access
Standard No. AU@ 000060958726
GBVCP 100866748X
GBVCP 877446725
NLGGC 407685324
UKMGB 019708872

 
    
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