Heritage, museums and galleries : an introductory reader / edited by Gerard Corsane.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issues in heritage, museums and galleries : a brief introduction / Gerard Corsane -- The debate on heritage reviewed / Robert Lumley -- The uses and abuses of heritage / Brian Graham, Gregory John Ashworth and John E. Tunbridge -- Ideas of museums in the 1990s / Julia D. Harrison -- The informed muse : the implications of 'the new museology' for museum practice -- Deirdre C. Stam -- A blurring of the boundaries / Elaine Heumann Gurian -- The art museum as ritual / Carol Duncan -- Visiting with suspicion : recent perspectives on art and art galleries / Chris Whitehead -- The reburial issue in the twenty-first century / Jane Hubert and Cressida Fforde -- Illicit antiquities : the theft of culture / Neil Brodie --

Heritage management in Southern Africa : local, national and international discourse / Webber Ndoro and Gilbert Pwiti -- The search for legitimacy : museums in Aotearoa, New Zealand : a Maori viewpoint / Arapata T. Hakiwai -- Multiculturalism and museums : discourse about others in the age of globalization / Jan Nederveen Pieterse -- Museums and the re-shaping of memory / Patricia Davison -- Tolerance, trust and the meaning of 'sensation' / Robert R. MacDonald -- Museums, galleries and heritage : sites of meaning-making and communication / Rhiannon Mason -- Presenting the past : a framework for discussion / Peter Stone -- Understanding the social impact of museums, galleries and heritage through the concept of capital / Andrew Newman -- Heritage : a key sector in the 'new' tourism / Richard Prentice -- The politics of heritage tourism development : emerging issues for the new millennium / Linda K. Richter -- A people's story : heritage, identity and authenticity / Sharon Macdonald -- The Southeast Asian 'living museum' and its antecedents / Michael Hitchcock, Nick Stanley and King Chung Siu -- Repackaging the past for South African tourism / Leslie Witz, Ciraj Rassool and Gary Minkley -- 'Social exclusion zone' and 'the feel good factor' / Andrew Newman -- Learning community : lessons in co-creating the civic museum / David Thelen -- Building a community-based identity at Anacostia Museum / Portia James -- Community museums : the Australian experience / Phillip Gordon -- Places, 'cultural cornerstones' and the ecomuseum / Peter Davis -- --

1. Issues in heritage, museums and galleries : a brief introduction / Gerard Corsane -- Pt. 1. Heritage/museums/galleries : background and overview -- 2. The debate on heritage reviewed / Robert Lumley -- 3. The uses and abuses of heritage / Brian Graham, Gregory John Ashworth and John E. Tunbridge -- 4. Ideas of museums in the 1990s / Julia D. Harrison -- 5. The informed muse : the implications of 'the new museology' for museum practice / Deirdre C. Stam -- 6. A blurring of the boundaries / Elaine Heumann Gurian -- 7. The art museum as ritual / Carol Duncan -- 8. Visiting with suspicion : recent perspectives on art and art museums / Chris Whitehead -- Suggested further reading for part 1 -- Pt. 2. Highlighting key issues -- 9. The reburial issue in the twenty-first century / Jane Hubert and Cressida Fforde -- 10. Illicit antiquities : the theft of culture / Neil Brodie -- 11. Heritage management in southern Africa : local, national and international discourse / Webber Ndoro and Gilbert Pwiti -- 12. The search for legitimacy : museums in Aotearoa, New Zealand - a Maori viewpoint / Arapata T. Hakiwai -- 13. Multiculturalism and museums : discourse about others in the age of globalization / Jan Nederveen Pieterse -- 14. Museums and the re-shaping of memory / Patricia Davison -- 15. Tolerance, trust and the meaning of 'sensation' / Robert R. MacDonald -- 16. Museums, galleries and heritage : sites of meaning-making and communication / Rhiannon Mason -- 17. Presenting the past : a framework for discussion / Peter Stone -- 18. Understanding the social impact of museums, galleries and heritage through the concept of capital / Andrew Newman -- Suggested further reading for part 2 -- Pt. 3. Heritage and cultural tourism -- 19. Heritage : a key sector in the 'new' tourism / Richard Prentice -- 20. The politics of heritage tourism development : emerging issues for the new millennium / Linda K. Richter -- 21. A people's story : heritage, identity and authenticity / Sharon MacDonald -- 22. The South-east Asian 'living museum' and its antecedents / Michael Hitchcock, Nick Stanley and Siu King Chung -- 23. Repackaging the past for South African tourism / Leslie Witz, Ciraj Rassool and Gary Minkley -- Suggested further reading for part 3 -- Pt. 4. Democratizing museums and heritage -- 24. 'Social exclusion zone' and 'the feelgood factor' / Andrew Newman -- 25. Learning community : lessons in co-creating the civic museum / David Thelen -- 26. Building a community-based identity at Anacostia Museum / Portia James -- 27. Community museums : the Australian experience / Phillip Gordon -- 28. Places, 'cultural touchstones' and the ecomuseum / Peter Davis -- Suggested further reading for part 4.

"This comprehensive reader outlines and explains the many diverse issues that have been identified and brought to the forefront in the field of heritage, museums, and galleries over the past couple of decades. The book provides an ideal starting point for those coming to the study of museums and galleries for the first time, and brings the reader the very best of modern scholarship from the heritage community." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2004012159-d.html.

"This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues that have faced heritage, museums and galleries in recent years. It presents a clear overview of the heritage sector and encourages a blurring of the artificial boundaries between heritage, museum and gallery studies." "Comprising twenty-eight thought-provoking articles, Heritage, Museums and Galleries introduces and discusses a range of important topics in detail. The book provides a starting point for those coming to the study of museums and galleries for the first time, and brings the reader the very best of modern scholarship from the heritage community."--BOOK JACKET.

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