The Representation of the Past: Museums and Heritage in the Post-Modern World

ISBN-13: 9780415079440 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 212 str.

Kevin Walsh;Walsh Kevin

Opis

Examines how the recent boom in the museum and heritage industry has led to its increasing commercialisation, which, Walsh argues, frequently serves only to distance us from our own heritage.

Recenzje

`This book's greatest merit is the fact that it reports on the activities which are currently going on in museums to challenge the passive window-shopping approach to museum visits;...' - Times Higher Education Supplement

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The Idea of Modernity 2. Postmodern Societies I 3. Postmodern Societies II 4. Conserving a Past 5. Simulating the Past 6. Heritage Reconsidered 7. A Sense of Place 8. The Museum as a Facilitator 9. Conclusion:- The Remoteness of the Past

O autorze

Kevin Walsh