Beyond the glass case : the past, the heritage, and the public in Britain / Nick Merriman.
Beyond the glass case : the past, the heritage, and the public in Britain / Nick Merriman.
Beyond the glass case : the past, the heritage, and the public in Britain / Nick Merriman.
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Publisher
Leicester [England] ; New York : Leicester University Press, 1991.
Date
1991.
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N363.69/10
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The death of the past and the growth of heritage -- 3. The past as discourse -- 4. Patterns in museum and heritage visiting -- 5. Public attitudes -- 6. Explaining the consumption of heritage -- 7. Archaeology and alternatives: 'sanctioned' and 'non-sanctioned' approaches to th...
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Publisher
Leicester [England] ; New York : Leicester University Press, 1991.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1991.
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Summary
Finally, he marshals the empirical and theoretical work to make a powerful case for a new approach to attract the outsiders; one which encourages a view of the museum as a service helping its public to see, understand and engage with its own personal, local and multi-faceted past....
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Beyond the glass case : the past, the heritage, and the public in Britain / Nick Merriman.
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Leicester museum studies series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index.
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N363.69/10
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74VvejDMkaZM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvejDMkaZM
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ISBN
0718513495
9780718513498
DDC
363.69
MMS ID
991017184089702626
