TY - BOOK ID - 135613875 TI - Challenges to identifying and managing intangible cultural heritage in Mauritius, Zanzibar, and Seychelles PY - 2008 SN - 1282901281 9786612901287 2869783892 2869783450 2869782683 9782869783898 9781282901285 6612901284 9782869783454 9782869782686 9782869782150 2869782152 PB - Dakar, Senegal CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa DB - UniCat KW - Cultural property KW - Multiculturalism KW - Protection UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135613875 AB - Africa is richly blessed with cultural and natural heritage, key resources for nation building and development. Unfortunately, heritage is not being systematically researched or recognised, denying Africans the chance to learn about and benefit from heritage initiatives. This book offers a preliminary discussion of factors challenging the management of intangible cultural heritage in the African communities of Zanzibar, Mauritius and Seychelles. These islands are part of an overlapping cultural and economic zone influenced by a long history of slavery and colonial rule, a situation that has ER -