Travelling Pasts: The Politics of Cultural Heritage in the Indian Ocean World

Abstract

Contents List of Figures, Maps and Tables Notes on Contributors Travelling Pasts: An Introduction Burkhard Schnepel Part 1: Indian Ocean Cultural Heritage and the 'World' 1 Global Linkages, Connectivity and the Indian Ocean in the UNESCO World Heritage Arena Christoph Brumann 2 'Project Mausam'. India's Transnational Initiative: Revisiting UNESCO's World Heritage Convention Himanshu Prabha Ray 3 The History of the Hajj as Heritage: Asset or Burden to the Saudi State? Ulrike Freitag Part 2: (Im-)materialities on the Move 4 Materiality and Mobility: Comparative Notes on Heritagization in the Indian Ocean World Katja Muller and Boris Wille 5 Ambiguous Pasts: The Indian Ocean World in Cape Town's Public History Nigel Worden Part 3: Travelling Pasts in the Eastern Indian Ocean World 6 Temple Heritage of a Chinese Migrant Community: Movement, Connectivity, and Identity in the Maritime World Tansen Sen 7 The Uses of 'Chinese Heritage': Foreign Policy of the People's Republic of China in the Contemporary Indo-Pacific World Geoffrey Wade 8 Heritage Food: The Materialization of Connectivity in Nyonya Cooking Mareike Pampus Part 4: Travelling Pasts in the Western Indian Ocean World 9 Contradictions in the Heritagization of Zanzibar 'Stone Town' Abdul Sheriff 10 The Production of Identities on the Island of Mayotte: A Historical Perspective Iain Walker Index