2014 Post-modern Society https://doi.org/10.17192/meta.2014.3.2181 Tourism United Arab Emirates Middle East Heritage 2014-12-17 application/pdf application/zip Museums application/pdf Cultural Heritage Periodical Philipps-Universität Marburg urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-ep00032 General history of Asia; Middle East https://archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de/ep/0003/cover.png 2196-629X 2714728-9 2013 Middle East - Topics + Arguments Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) 3 PeriodicalPart 2014-12-17 https://doi.org/10.17192/meta.2014.3.45 https://archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de/ep/0003/2014/45/cover.png urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-ep0003-2014-452 2014 Vol 3 (2014) Cultural heritage was a major factor in the formation of politics and identity for nation-states. Yet in Europe, a gradual overcoming of old nationalism has paved the way for its postmodern iteration, where it is interwoven with tourism, the market, leisure, and entertainment. As such, monuments, museums, and archaeological sites have become important elements to thematize tourism and consumption.Over the past decades, some rich Middle East countries—including the United Arab Emirates—have adopted a similar use of heritage: it has been used to build or reinvent national identity, and to promote recreational and tourist activities. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are two significant cases. Their intangible heritage helps to build local identity and to attract tourism, together with the cities’ luxurious hotels and their ultra-modern shopping malls. Moreover, city administrations have even invited some major Western museums to open local branches, to increase tourism and confirm their new status as global cities. https://archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de/ep/0003/2014/45/2181/2181.png English Heritage and Tourism. Global Society and Shifting Values in the United Arab Emirates National Identity urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-ep0003-2014-45-21819 2014-12-17 2018-01-31 Melotti, Marxiano Melotti Marxiano article Publikationsserver der Universitätsbibliothek Marburg Universitätsbibliothek Marburg