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" Life on display : "
Karen A. Rader, Victoria E.M. Cain.
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BL
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876052
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Rader, Karen A., (Karen Ann),1967-
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Life on display : : revolutionizing U.S. museums of science and natural history in the twentieth century /\ Karen A. Rader, Victoria E.M. Cain.
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Chicago :: The University of Chicago Press,, 2014.
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xiv, 467 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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022607966X
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9780226079837
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-447) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: The mission of display -- "A vision of the future" : the new museum idea and display reform, 1890-1915 -- The drama of the diorama, 1910-1935 -- Displays in motion : experimentation and stagnation in exhibition, 1925-1940 -- Diversifying displays, diverging museums : postwar life science education, 1941-1956 -- "An investment in the future of America" : competing pedagogies in post-sputnik museums, 1957-1969 -- The exploratorium effect : redefining relevance and interactive display, 1969- 1980 -- From diversity to standardization : endutainment and engagement in museums at the end of the century, 1976-2005.
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Displays in education-- History.
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Museum exhibits-- United States-- History.
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Museum techniques-- United States-- History.
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Natural history museums-- United States-- Exhibitions-- History.
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Science museums-- United States-- Exhibitions-- History.
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02.30 museology.
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Displays in education.
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Museum exhibits.
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Museum techniques.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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508.074/73
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QH70.U6R33 2014
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02.30bcl
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Cain, Victoria E. M.,1974-
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