Extreme collecting : challenging practices for 21st century museums /
By exploring the processes of collecting, which challenge the bounds of normally acceptable practice, this book debates the practice of collecting 'difficult' objects, from a historical and contemporary perspective; and discusses the acquisition of objects related to war and genocide, and...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New York :
Berghahn Books,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | By exploring the processes of collecting, which challenge the bounds of normally acceptable practice, this book debates the practice of collecting 'difficult' objects, from a historical and contemporary perspective; and discusses the acquisition of objects related to war and genocide, and those purchased from the internet, as well as considering human remains, mass produced objects and illicitly traded antiquities. The aim is to apply a critical approach to the rigidity of museums in maintaining essentially nineteenth-century ideas of collecting; and to move towards identifying priorities for. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : color illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780857453648 0857453645 1782385142 9781782385141 |