Life at a World Heritage Site in the Twenty-First Century
by
Mikkel Bille
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2019
Petra, Jordan became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985, and the semi-nomadic Bedouin inhabiting the area were resettled as a consequence. The Bedouin themselves paradoxically became UNESCO Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2005 for the way in which their oral traditions and everyday...