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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Post, Robert C.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Smithsonian Institution > History.
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Enola Gay
Smithsonian Institution.
Museums > Political aspects > United States.
Museums > Social aspects > United States.
Public history > United States.
Gesellschaft
Ausstellung
Public history.
Museums > Social aspects.
Museums > Political aspects.
Musees > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Musees > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Histoire appliquee > États-Unis.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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?

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