World heritage and mosaic universalism: A view from palestine

Journal of Social Archaeology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-324

  De Cesari, Chiara ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cultural difference; cultural heritage; expertise; multiculturalism; nation state; Palestine Israel; universalism; World Heritage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958591709     PISSN: 14696053     EISSN: 17412951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469605310378336     Document Type: Article

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