The representation of the past : museums and heritage in the post-modern world / Kevin Walsh.

Main entry:

Walsh, Kevin, 1963-

Title & Author:

The representation of the past : museums and heritage in the post-modern world / Kevin Walsh.

Publication:

London : Routledge, 1992.

Description:

vii,204p ; 25cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references p184-191. - Includes index.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP28.00 0.

Summary:

This work argues that museums should shoulder at least some of the blame for a superficial, unquestioning portrayal of the past which ultimately separates people from an understanding of their economic, political and cultural present.

ISBN:

041505026X (cased)
9780415050265
041505026X
0415079446 (pbk.)
9780415079440

Subject:

Museum techniques.
Museums Educational aspects.
Popular culture.
Mass society.
Popular Culture
Muséologie.
Musées Aspect éducatif.
Culture populaire.
Société de masse.
museology.
popular culture.

Added entries:

Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management Series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 74128
Call No.: ID PLS; ID:92-B1984
Status: Available

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