Values We Share: World Heritage Sites in the India–ASEAN Region

Contents: 1. Introduction/Himanshu Prabha Ray. 2. On the Sailing Ship: Providing a Cultural Context to World Heritage Sites/Himanshu Prabha Ray. 3. Coastal Heritage Shrines: Defining the Maritime World/Susan Verma Mishra. 4. Centres of Learning as World Heritage Sites/Himanshu Prabha Ray. 5. Sculpting Epic Stories in Stone/Himanshu Prabha Ray. 6. Scientific Discoveries and World Heritage Sites/Susan Verma Mishra. 7. Water Cosmogony and World Heritage/Susan Verma Mishra. 8. Why World Heritage? Beginnings of Studies  Relating to India–ASEAN Interactions/Himanshu Prabha Ray. Appendices. Bibliography.  Index.

World Heritage sites inscribed by UNESCO are important markers of Nation States’ portrayal of their unique cultural heritage in the sphere of global diplomacy. World Heritage sites provide critical insights into vexed issues of contemporary representations of the past and cultural identity. This book addresses this vital theme from the point of view of connectivity and shared cultural spaces in India and the ASEAN region. The book is a pioneering attempt at placing World Heritage monuments and archaeological sites on a global trans-national platform. It will be of interest not only to the general reader and the history buff but will also offer insights for students of international relations, history and cultural studies.