World Heritage and Urban Politics in Melaka, Malaysia. A Cityscape below the Winds

Seminar

Webinar - IIAS Book Talk
23 September 2021 (19h, Bangkok time)

Launch of the book World Heritage and Urban Politics in Melaka, Malaysia. A Cityscape below the Winds published in the “Asian Heritages” series co-edited by Adèle ESPOSITO ANDUJAR and Michael Herzfeld at Amsterdam University Press.

Situated at the intersection of urban anthropology and critical heritage studies, this book explores the global/local nexus of heritage politics in Melaka, a Malaysian historic city inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2008 on the strength of its multi-ethnic and multi-religious urban fabric. De Giosa looks at this designation and discusses its consequences on the everyday life of Melaka’s inhabitants and urban fabric.