Description: This book challenges the commodification of sacred objects and places by western conservation thought by examining conservation activities at Maori marae--meeting houses--located in the US, Germany, and England, contrasted with changes in marae conservation in New Zealand.
Review Quotes: The authors are congratulated on producing an engaging and well-illustrated volume which will simultaneously be of interest to those involved in the care of marae and other aspects of Maori heritage (both within and outside of New Zealand), as well as those of us with an interest in the ways in which an indigenous and post-colonial critique is transforming contemporary heritage practice in the modern world. -Rodney Harrison, Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites