The representation of the past : museums and heritage in the postmodern world /

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The 1980s and early 1990s have seen a marked increase in public interest in our historic environment. The museum and heritage industry has expanded as the past is exploited for commercial profit. In The Representation of the Past, Kevin Walsh examines this international trend and questions the packa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walsh, Kevin, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Series:Heritage.
Subjects:
Museum techniques.
Museums > Environmental aspects.
Popular culture.
Mass society.
Museums > Educational aspects.
Popular Culture
Muséologie.
Musées > Aspect éducatif.
Culture populaire.
Société de masse.
Musées > Aspect de l'environnement.
museology.
popular culture.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Museum Administration & Museology.
REFERENCE > General.
Museums > Educational aspects
Mass society
Museum techniques
Museums > Environmental aspects
Popular culture
Musea.
Het Verleden.
Historisch besef.
Museologia (Teoria)
Musées scientifiques et techniques.
Museums
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter Introduction
  • chapter 1 The idea of modernity
  • Modernity: a brief definition
  • chapter 2 Post-modern societies I
  • chapter 3 Post-modern societies II
  • chapter 4 Conserving a past
  • chapter 5 Simulating the past
  • chapter 6 Heritage reconsidered
  • chapter 7 A sense of place
  • chapter 8 The museum as a facilitator
  • chapter 9 Conclusion: the remoteness of the past.

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