Cultural Heritage as Civilizing Mission From Decay to Recovery
This book investigates the role of cultural heritage as a constitutive dimension of different civilizing missions from the colonial era to the present. It includes case studies of the Habsburg Empire and German colonialism in Africa, Asian case studies of
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Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context
Series Editors Madeleine Herren Thomas Maissen Joseph Maran Axel Michaels Barbara Mittler
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8753
Michael Falser Editor
Cultural Heritage as Civilizing Mission From Decay to Recovery Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Cultural Heritage and the Temples of Angkor (Chair of Global Art History, Heidelberg University, 8–10 May 2011)
Editor Michael Falser Project Leader Chair of Global Art History Karl Jaspers Centre Heidelberg Germany
ISSN 2191-656X ISSN 2191-6578 (electronic) Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context ISBN 978-3-319-13637-0 ISBN 978-3-319-13638-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13638-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015932145 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: A press photograph depicting Mare´chal Lyautey (in white uniform) in his role as the official representative of the 1931 International Colonial Exhibition in Paris, guiding his guests, the future George VI of England and his wife, through the pavilion structures of the event. In the background the entry gate to the ephemeral, 1:1-scaled replica of the 12th-century Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat. Parisienne de Photographie, © Roger-Viollet Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The research field known as Global Art History is a new one that is being defined by a number of academic institutions worldwide in response to the challenge posed by global connectivity to existing disciplines. In Germany, the Heidelberg Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context—The Dynamics of Transculturality” has instituted the first and only Chair in t
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