What is heritage?
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## Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introducing heritage
- 2 Explaining heritage
  - 2.1 What is heritage?
  - 2.2 Governments, heritage registers and the ‘canon’
- 3 ‘There is no such thing as heritage’
  - 3.1 The heritage ‘industry’
  - 3.2 Heritage as popular culture
  - 3.3 Heritage and tourism
  - 3.4 Heritage is not inherent
- 4 What does heritage do?
  - 4.1 Case study: Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Missouri, USA
  - 4.2 Reflecting on the case study
  - 4.3 Heritage and the production of culture
- 5 Themes in heritage studies
- 6 Conclusion
- Keep on learning
- Glossary
- References
- Acknowledgements

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