From the 1990s onwards, Western, ‘Eurocentric’ approaches within the notion of minimal intervention for preserving material ‘authenticity’ have been challenged by international charters as well as a number of researchers (Byrne, 2004; Howe and Logan, 2002; Taylor, 2004). Stemming from such a fresh conservation thinking, the edited volume, Asian Heritage Management: Contexts, Concerns, and Prospects, delves into deep understanding of complex issues facing cultural heritage management in Asia. This well-integrated book is the result of the combined work of scholars and practitioners who generally are from Asia. Structured in three main parts (Part I, Contexts; Part II, Concerns; and Part III, Prospects), the book contains the Introduction and 17 main body chapters and ends with an Epilogue. The book begins with an insightful Introduction by Neel Kamal Chapagain regarding the scope and outline of the book which is followed by Part I, Contexts.

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