The birth of the museum : history, theory, politics / Tony Bennett.
Material type:
TextSeries: Culture: policy and politicsPublisher: London : Routledge, 1995Description: x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0415053870
- 9780415053877
- 0415053889
- 9780415053884
- 069
Contents:
List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Formation of the Museum -- 2. The Exhibitionary Complex -- 3. The Political Rationality of the Museum -- 4. Museums and 'The People' -- 5. Out of Which Past? -- 6. Art and Theory: The Politics of the Invisible -- 7. Museums and Progress: Narrative, Ideology, Performance -- 8. The Shaping of Things to Come: Expo '88 -- 9. A Thousand and One Troubles: Blackpool Pleasure Beach -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 069 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A167291B |
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Portions of this book were previously published in journals and other collections of articles.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-269) and index.
List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Formation of the Museum -- 2. The Exhibitionary Complex -- 3. The Political Rationality of the Museum -- 4. Museums and 'The People' -- 5. Out of Which Past? -- 6. Art and Theory: The Politics of the Invisible -- 7. Museums and Progress: Narrative, Ideology, Performance -- 8. The Shaping of Things to Come: Expo '88 -- 9. A Thousand and One Troubles: Blackpool Pleasure Beach -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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