TY - BOOK AU - Bennett,Tony TI - The birth of the museum: history, theory, politics T2 - Culture: policies and politics SN - 0415053870 U1 - 069 PY - 1995/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Museums KW - Philosophy KW - Museum techniques KW - Politics and culture KW - Management KW - Social aspects N1 - 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 ER -