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" The birth of the museum : "
Tony Bennett.
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BL
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583118
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b412337
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| Main Entry
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Bennett, Tony,1947-
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The birth of the museum : : history, theory, politics /\ Tony Bennett.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 1995.
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| Series Statement
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Culture : policies and politics
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x, 278 p. :: ill., map ;; 25 cm.
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0415053870
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: 9780415053877
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: 0415053889 (pbk.)
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: 9780415053884 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-269) and index.
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| Contents
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The formation of the museum -- The exhibition complex -- The political rationality of the museum -- Museums and 'the people' -- Out of which past? -- Art and theory : the politics of the invisible -- Museums and progress : narrative, ideology, performance -- The shaping of things to come : Expo '88 -- A thousand and one troubles : Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
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| Abstract
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In a series of richly detailed studies from Britain, Australia and North America, Bennett investigates how 19th and 20th century museums, fairs and exhibitions have organised their collections and their visitors.
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Museums-- Philosophy.
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Museum techniques.
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Politics and culture.
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Museums-- Management-- Social aspects.
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AM7.B39 1995
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