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Who Owns America's Past? : The Smithsonian and the Problem of History /

"From an insider's perspective, Robert C. Post ... offers insight into the politics of display and the interpretation of history. Never before has a book about the Smithsonian detailed the recent and dramatic shift from collection-driven shows, with artifacts meant to speak for themselves,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Post, Robert C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • A chain of events linking past to present
  • Modernization
  • A worthy home for national treasures
  • Allies and critics
  • To join in a Smithsonian renaissance
  • A special kind of insight
  • The winged gospel
  • Celebration or education?
  • A crisis of representation
  • Small's world
  • Timely and relevant themes and methods of presentation
  • What is the story?