... in Volterra pointing to the location of the asylum can be seen as the manifestation of this strategy of removal of a “difficult” heritage from the “official” heritage of the city (Smith, 2006). In Volterra this “hiding”, using Macdonald's words, also reveals an ongoing conflict between a more positive...

... on trauma, memory, memorialisation and difficult heritage was conducted, while the memorialisation processes from different cases such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1939–1945), Beirut (1975–1990) and Sarajevo's Vijecnica and Mostar Bridge (1992–1995) were analysed. Findings It was identified...

...Yujie Zhu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the construction of national heritage through the interpretation of sites and events, with a particular focus on hot interpretation at difficult heritage sites. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines the processes of difficult...

... of the interpretation of Second World War shared-heritage. The argument raised in the paper would lead to a wider discussion among heritage professionals. Thailand Difficult heritage Heritage interpretation WWII shared heritage © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Interpretation of cultural...