Museums: a visual anthropology

by Bouquet, Mary

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Title Statements

Full title :Museums : a visual anthropology / Mary Bouquet

Summary

This title provides a clear and concise summary of the key ideas, debates and texts of the most important approaches to the study of museums from around the world. The book examines ways to address the social relations of museums, embedded in their sites, collections, and exhibitions, as an integral part of the visual and material culture they comprise. Cross-disciplinary in scope, Museums uses ideas and approaches both from within and outside of anthropology to further students' knowledge of and interest in museums. Including selected, globally based case studies to highlight and exemplify important issues, the book also contains suggested Further Reading for each chapter, for students to expand their learning independently. Exploring fundamental methods and approaches to engage this constantly evolving time machine, "Museums" will be essential reading for students of anthropology and museum studies

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Berg Publishers
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 243 s. : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781845208110, 1845208110
oclc:ocn894572670
LC Classification:AM
Dewey Decimal:069

Subjects

Anthropological museums and collections Anthropologie -- Musées et collections Culture matérielle Ethnological museums and collections Ethnologie -- Musées et collections Material culture material culture (discipline) Musées -- Aspect social Musées -- Philosophie Museums -- Philosophy Museums -- Social aspects