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This book explores living heritage through nomadic heritage in Inner Mongolia, China. Using a critical heritage approach, it examines how heritage is understood and enacted within changing communities and shifting lifestyles, revealing the dynamic nature of nomadic cultural heritage. This book critically re-examines nomadic heritage, capturing socio-cultural transformations and engaging in an ontological inquiry into living heritage. By bridging theory and practice, as well as tangible and intangible heritage, it redefines heritage’s intrinsic logic in a changing world. Focusing on the ger, a dwelling central to Mongolian nomadic life, it analyses the continuity and transformation of ger practices. Using ethnographic research, it highlights the human-material-environment dynamic and the agency of multiple stakeholders in shaping heritage. This work is a key contribution to living heritage and nomadic heritage studies, offering valuable insights for scholars, professionals and those interested in nomadic culture.

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“An interesting book that vividly portrays the people and lives of contemporary nomadic society. Grounded in rich fieldwork and coherent theory, it bridges critical heritage studies with community practice and policy debate. The book reveals how continuity and change are negotiated in rapidly modernising contexts. I recommend it to heritage scholars and practitioners worldwide.” - Dr Yan Haiming, Director of ICOMOS China/Researcher at China Academy of Cultural Heritage “Comprehensive, up-to-date and copiously illustrated, this is an outstanding study of the changing forms and functions of the Mongolian felt tent. Together with a penetrating analysis of ‘living heritage’ in China, a must-read for anyone interested in the region.” -Professor Dame Caroline Humphrey DBE FBA, Sigrid Rausing Professor Emerita of Collaborative Anthropology and Founding Director, Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit (MIASU), University of Cambridge

Author Information

Xuanlin Liu is a researcher at Fudan University, China, specialising in nomadic heritage and the dynamics of heritage. She obtained her PhD in Heritage Studies from the University of York, United Kingdom, and holds an MPhil in Archaeological Heritage and Museums from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, as well as an MSc in Sustainable Heritage from University College London, United Kingdom. In addition to her academic endeavours, Xuanlin has contributed to numerous heritage and museum projects with organisations such as Heritage Malta, the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and various governmental initiatives in China. In 2018, she worked at the Cultural Unit of UNESCO Bangkok, where she was responsible for the Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Awards and the World Heritage Youth Camp. Xuanlin is also an active member of ICOMOS China and the Association of Critical Heritage Studies.

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