The Way Forward for Mapping and Safeguarding ICH: The Scottish Experience
Presentation / Conference
McCleery, A., Leask, A., Bowers, A. & McCleery, A. (2015, June)
The Way Forward for Mapping and Safeguarding ICH: The Scottish Experience. Paper presented at ICOMOS-UK Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Unpublished)
No abstract available.
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