Book
The birth of the museum : history, theory, politics
"In a series of richly detailed studies from Britain, Australia and North America, Tony Bennett investigates how 19th and 20th century museums, fairs and exhibitions have organised their collections and their visitors. Discussing the historical development of museums alongside that of the fair and the international exhibition, Bennett sheds new light upon the relationship between modern forms of official and popular culture. Using Foucaltian perspectives The Birth of the Museum explores how the public museum should be understood not just as a place of instruction, but as a reformatory of manners in which a wide range of regulated social routines and performances take place. This invigorating study enriches and challenges the understanding of the museum, and places it at the centre of modern relations between culture and government. For students of museum, cultural and sociology studies, this will be an asset to their reading list"--Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 0415053870
- ISBN: 9780415053877
- ISBN: 0415053889
- ISBN: 9780415053884
- ISBN: 9781315002668
- ISBN: 1315002663
- Physical Description: x, 278 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Publisher: London ; Routledge, 1995.
- Copyright: ©1995
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-269) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- History and Theory. The formation of the museum -- The exhibition complex -- The political rationality of the museum -- Policies and Politics. Museums and 'the people' -- Out of which past? -- Art and theory : the politics of the invisible -- Technologies of Progress. Museums and progress : narrative, ideology, performance -- The shaping of things to come : Expo '88 -- A thousand and one troubles : Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Museums > Philosophy.
Museum techniques.
Politics and culture.
Museums > Management > Social aspects.
Musées > Philosophie.
Muséologie.
Politique et culture.
Musées > Gestion > Aspect social.
museology.
Museum techniques.
Museums > Management > Social aspects.
Museums > Philosophy.
Politics and culture.
Geschichte
Kultur
Heimatmuseum Amöneburg
Museumsorganisation
Museum
Musea.
Museumbeheer.
Museologia.
Museums > Philosophy.
Museum techniques.
Politics and culture.
Museums > Management > Social aspects.
Politique culturelle.
Musées > Philosophie.
Musées > Politique publique.
Musées > Administration > Aspect social.
Muséologie.
Musées > Administration.
Search for related items by series
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show All Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | AM 7 .B39 1994 | 680802 | Stacks | Available | - |
Electronic resources
- Version of Resource: http://digitool.hbz-nrw.de:1801/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1537693&custom_att_2=simple_viewer
- Table of contents
- Related Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0648/94012936-d.html
- Publisher description