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This Title Represents A Significant Cross Section Of Ideas And Practices Associated With Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Authors Brought Together For This Volume Represent Some Of The Key Academics And Practitioners Working In The Area, And Discuss Research And Practices From A Range Of Countries. 1. Introduction / Laurajane Smith And Natsuko Akagawa -- Part 1. Convention For The Safeguarding Of The Intangible Cultural Heritage: Reflections On History And Concepts. -- 2. From The Proclamation Of Masterpieces To The Convention For The Safeguarding Of Intangible Cultural Heritage / Noriko Aikawa-faure -- 3. Unesco's 2003 Convention On Intangible Cultural Heritage -- The Implications Of Community Involvement In Safeguarding / Janet Blake -- 4. The Authentic Illusion: Humanity's Intangible Cultural Heritage, The Moroccan Experience / Ahmed Skounti -- 5. Intangible Heritage As A List: From Masterpieces To Representation / Valdimar Tr. Hafstein -- 6. Lessons Learned From The Ictm (ngo) Evaluation Of Nominations For The Unesco Masterpieces Of The Oral And Intangible Heritage Of Humanity, 2001-2005 / Anthony Seeger -- Part 2. The Material Politics And Practices Of The Intangible. -- 7. Following The Length And Breadth Of The Roots: Some Dimensions Of Intangible Heritage / Dawson Munjeri -- 8. Deeply Rooted In The Present: Heritage Tourism And Poverty Reduction In Brazilian Quilombos / Mary Kenny -- 9. The Unesco Convention For The Safeguarding Of The Intangible Cultural Heritage And The Protection And Maintenance Of The Intangible Cultural Heritage Of Indigenous Peoples / Henrietta Marrie -- 10. Indigenous Curation, Museums, And Intangible Cultural Heritage / Christina Kreps -- 11. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Global Awareness And Local Interest / Amanda Kearney -- Part 3. Reflecting On The Intangible. -- 12. A Critique Of Unfeeling Heritage / Denis Byrne -- 13. Heritage Between Economy And Politics: An Assessment From The Perspective Of Cultural Anthropology / Regina Bendix --14. Intangible Heritage In The United Kingdom: The Dark Side Of Enlightenment / Frank Hassard --15. The Envy Of The World: Intangible Heritage In England / Laurajane Smith And Emma Waterton. Edited By Laurajane Smith And Natsuko Akagawa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.