Developing Heritage - Developing Countries Ethiopian Nation-Building and the Origins of UNESCO World Heritage, 1960-1980

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2020
• Series: Africa in Global History
• Subjects: 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999; African history; History and Archaeology; Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999; Cultural heritage; Developmental history; Geography; Global history
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• ISBN: 9783110681017
• Access: Open Access

Seven Ethiopian heritage sites were among the first sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List - a stunning number for an African country at the time and the product of extended international technical assistance and tourism planning. This book unpacks the beginnings of World Heritage in development thinking and the significance of national heritage for developing countries in a global context during the 1960s and 1970s.