Museum Studies

An Anthology of Contexts

674 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Museum Studies: An Anthology of Contexts provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of approaches to museums and their relation to history, culture, philosophy and their adoring or combative publics. - Brings together for the first time a wide array of texts that mix contemporary analysis with historical documentation - Includes five sections that highlight central themes in museum studies: issue-oriented contexts in museology; states of "nature"; the status of nations; history, memory and other locations; and arts, crafts and visitors - Addresses the development of museums, the role of the museum in society, and issues central to contemporary museum studies - Opens with an introductory essay that situates museum studies in a truly interdisciplinary context and includes an opening essay for each section that guides the reader through the selections - Includes a bibliography and list of resources devoted to museum studies that makes the volume an authoritative guide on the subject

• ISBN: 9780631228257
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2003
• Größe: 253 x 178 mm
• Verlag: Wiley
• Herausgegeben von: Bettina Messias Carbonell