Preserving what is valued : museums, conservation, and First Nations /

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What are the "right ways" to preserve heritage? Are the aims and purposes of museums necessarily at odds with those of First Nations? This thoughtful book explores the concept of museum conservation in light of cultural repatriation issues, and helps readers understand the complex relation...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clavir, Miriam, 1948-
Corporate Author: University of British Columbia. Museum of Anthropology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, ©2002.
Series:UBC Museum of Anthropology Research publication.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Antiquities > Collection and preservation > British Columbia.
Cultural property > Conservation and restoration.
Anthropological museums and collections.
Museums > Social aspects.
Museum conservation methods.
Indians > Antiquities > Collection and preservation > British Columbia.
Peuples autochtones > Antiquités > Collections et conservation > Colombie-Britannique.
Patrimoine culturel > Conservation et restauration.
Anthropologie > Musées et collections.
Musées > Aspect social.
Musées > Méthodes de conservation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Indians > Antiquities > Collection and preservation
Museums > Social aspects
Museum conservation methods
Indians of North America > Antiquities > Collection and preservation
Anthropological museums and collections
British Columbia
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""Illustrations, Figures, and Tables""; ""Note about the Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1 Preservation and Museums""; ""1 The Historical Development of Conservation and Its Values""; ""2 Conservation Values and Ethics""; ""Part 2 Preservation and First Nations""; ""3 First Nations Perspectives on Preservation and Museums""; ""4 First Nations of British Columbia""; ""5 First Nations, Preservation, and Conservation: Personal Perspectives""; ""6 New Zealand: A Comparative Study""; ""7 “For What We Doâ€?""; ""Appendix A List of Participants""
  • Appendix B Conservation Codes of EthicsAppendix C Glossary of Maori Terms
  • Internet Resources
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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