2015/10/02 by Elena Paskaleva · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation #Philippine History and Culture #China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations
paper · doi:10.1080/02634937.2015.1118207
openalex publication_date 2015/10/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
This study analyses the impact of politics on urban development and, in particular, on Timurid heritage in present-day Uzbekistan. It outlines the problem of landscape manipulation for the advancement of a political ideology. After presenting a brief overview of Tsarist and Soviet restoration practices, the article focuses on the post-Soviet nation-building schemes through public iconography, urban renewal measures and heritage construction. Architectural and epigraphic restorations of Timurid monuments in Samarqand and new constructions in Tashkent provide a valuable illustrative framework. As world heritage sites, the Samarqand monuments are examined both in their historical and current socio-political contexts; the role of UNESCO is also analysed. The study benefits from and contributes to critical heritage studies and urban development as a narrative of power-making and relational space.