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Liberating culture : cross-cultural perspectives on museums, curation, and heritage preservation /
Using examples of indigenous models from Indonesia, the Pacific, Africa and native North America, Christina Kreps illustrates how the growing recognition of indigenous curation and concepts of cultural heritage preservation is transforming conventional museum practice. Liberating Culture explores th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Colección: | Museum meanings.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Using examples of indigenous models from Indonesia, the Pacific, Africa and native North America, Christina Kreps illustrates how the growing recognition of indigenous curation and concepts of cultural heritage preservation is transforming conventional museum practice. Liberating Culture explores the similarities and differences between Western and non-Western approaches to objects, museums, and curation, revealing how what is culturally appropriate in one context may not be in another. For those studying museum culture across the world, this book is essential reading. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 185 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-177) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135133061 1135133069 9780203389980 0203389980 9781135133207 1135133204 9781135133139 1135133131 1299479626 9781299479623 |