City museums and city development / edited by Ian Jones, Robert R. Macdonald, and Darryl McIntyre.
City museums and city development / edited by Ian Jones, Robert R. Macdonald, and Darryl McIntyre.
City museums and city development / edited by Ian Jones, Robert R. Macdonald, and Darryl McIntyre.
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Publisher
Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N069/48
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. Cities and Museums about Them / Ian Jones -- 2. City Museums and the Geopolitics of Globalization / Georges Prevelakis -- 3. Museums of Cities and the Future of Cities / Chet Orloff -- 4. "The Novelties of the Town": Museums, Cities, and Historical Representation / Eric Sandweiss -- 5. The Prospe...
12. From Urban Blocks to City Blogs: Defining Attributes for the City Museum of Today / Marlen Mouliou.
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Publisher
Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Traditionally, city museums have been keepers of city history. Many have been exercises in nostalgia, reflecting city pride. However, a new generation of museums focuses increasingly on the city's present and future as well as its past, and on the city in all of its diversity, challenges, and possibilities. Above all, these museums are gateways to...
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City museums and city development / edited by Ian Jones, Robert R. Macdonald, and Darryl McIntyre.
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Based on papers from a conference held Aug. 2007 in Vienna, sponsored by CAMOC, the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N069/48
Record Identifier
74VMjg5gBEdg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjg5gBEdg
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ISBN
0759111804 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780759111806 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
069
MMS ID
991001161549702626
