The Management Of Cultural World Heritage Sites and Development In Africa

Ever since the signing of the World Heritage Convention 40 years ago and ratified by 33 African countries, to date, only 43 cultural heritage sites have been successfully proclaimed as World Heritage Sites in Africa. These include archaeological and histo

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Simon Makuvaza Editor

The Management of Cultural World Heritage Sites and Development in Africa History, Nomination Processes and Representation on the World Heritage List 123

SpringerBriefs in Archaeology Archaeological Heritage Management

Series editors Douglas Comer, Baltimore, USA Helaine Silverman, Urbana, USA Willem Willems, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Simon Makuvaza Editor

The Management of Cultural World Heritage Sites and Development in Africa History, Nomination Processes and Representation on the World Heritage List

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Editor Simon Makuvaza Department of Archaeology Leiden University Leiden The Netherlands

ISSN  2192-5313 ISSN  2192-5321  (electronic) ISBN 978-1-4939-0481-5 ISBN 978-1-4939-0482-2  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0482-2 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014933567 © The Author(s) 2014 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. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. 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. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Foreword

When Simon Makuvaza first asked me to review the chapters in this book, I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more about the progress on the World Heritage front in Africa. I have little firsthand knowledge of the continent, having only visited once for the 1999 World Archaeol