| Abstract | This paper examines the processes through which notions of heritage confer historic significance upon places—particularly young sites and structures. Using data drawn from observations of public meetings, media accounts, planning documents and interviews with key activists, I show how a forty-year-old equestrian showground in Santa Barbara, California was defended using claims of history and heritage common to historic preservation struggles. The case suggests that the conceptual fluidity of heritage allows actors to attach its powerful meanings to sites that are not particularly old. Conclusions also discuss the role of ritual in forging links between heritage and place, and the viability of heritage claims in varying locales and for groups of differing statuses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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| Notes | 'Accession Number: 24151641; Paulsen, Krista 1; Email Address: kpaulsen@unf.edu; Affiliations: 1 : Department of Sociology + Anthropology , University of North Florida , 4567 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S. Jacksonville 32224 USA; Source Info: Mar2007, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p1; Thesaurus Term: CULTURAL property; Thesaurus Term: HISTORIC preservation; Thesaurus Term: HISTORY; Thesaurus Term: BUILDINGS -- Social aspects; Thesaurus Term: HISTORIC sites -- Social aspects; Subject Term: PROTECTION; Subject Term: BUILDINGS; Subject Term: SANTA Barbara (Calif.); Subject Term: CALIFORNIA; Author-Supplied Keyword: Community festivals; Author-Supplied Keyword: Heritage; Author-Supplied Keyword: Historic preservation; Author-Supplied Keyword: Social memory; Number of Pages: 19p; Document Type: Article'
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