Heritage as Community Research explores the nature of contemporary
heritage research involving university and community partners. Putting
forward a new view of heritage as a process of research and involvement
with the past, undertaken with or by the communities for whom it is
relevant, the book uses a diverse range of case studies, with many
chapters co-written between academics and community partners. Through
this extensive work, the Editors show that the process of research
itself can be an empowering force by which communities stake a claim in
the places they live.