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Preserving what is valued : an analysis of museum conservation and First Nations perspective
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ii, 499 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm - Publisher: 1997.
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| Dissertation Note: | Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Leicester, 1997. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 468-499). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Research statement and goals -- Context for this research -- Need for this study -- Existing lacunae in this area of research -- Research design -- Scope of the study -- Conclusion -- Review of literature sources -- Introduction -- Conservation and conservation ethics -- Museums and conservation -- First Nations: relationships to museums, conservation -- The historical development of conservation and its values -- Introduction -- Conservation: origins -- Legitimacy of a scientific approach -- Museums -- The art world -- WWI and the twentieth century -- Conclusion -- Conservation values and ethics -- Ethics and values -- Conservation values, beliefs and practices in context -- Museum values -- Conservation as part of the museum enterprise -- The scientific outlook -- Professional values -- Inside conservation: codes of ethics and values -- Selected conservation values and beliefs particularly relevant to ethnographic conservation -- Conclusion -- First Nations published perspectives on preservation and museums -- Introduction -- The meaning of preservation -- The importance of identity for First Nations -- Museum values -- First Nations perspectives on museums -- First Nations perspectives on selected conservation beliefs -- Conclusion -- First Nations of British Columbia -- Introduction -- Social and cultural history -- Selected biographies: growing up -- First Nations perspectives on preservation and conservation: the research interviews -- Introduction -- The interviews: global findings -- Meta-narratives -- Conservation concerns and First Nations perspectives -- First Nations perceptions of museums -- Recommendations -- Conclusion: summary -- New Zealand: a comparative study -- Introduction -- Museums, collections and Maori perspectives -- Conservation work and related perspectives -- Conservation work: the tangible and the intangible -- Achieving balance -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Appendix A: General outline of questions for First Nations respondents, British Columbia -- Appendix B: Initial questions: New Zealand conservators -- Appendix C: Permit form Musqueam -- Appendix D: Codes of ethics -- Appendix E: The Frank Family ceremonial curtain: -- Appendix F: Glossary of Maori terms. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | AM 141 .C53 1997 | 283436 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | AM 141 .C53 1997 | 679656 | Stacks | Available | - |