Philippe Peycam (Editor) Philippe Peycam is Director, International Institute for Asian Studies.Hui Yew-Foong (Editor) Hui Yew-Foong is Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University; Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao (Editor) Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao is distinguished research fellow with the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

Drawing from eleven rich case studies in Asia, this book is the first to explore how heritage is used as aid and diplomacy by various agencies to produce knowledge, power, values and geopolitics in the global heritage regime.