The New History in an Old Museum : Creating the Past at Colonial Williamsburg /
"The New History in an Old Museum is an exploration of "historical truth" as presented at Colonial Williamsburg. More than a detailed history of a museum and tourist attraction, it examines the packaging of American history, and consumerism and the manufacturing of cultural beliefs. T...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
1997.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The new history in an old museum
- Imag[in]ing colonial Williamsburg
- Why history changes, or, Two theories of history making
- Just the facts
- Social history on the ground
- The company line : aspects of corporate culture at Colonial Williamsburg
- The front line : smile free or die
- Picket lines
- The bottom line.