Museums, Objects, and Collections A Cultural Study

Name: Museums, Objects, and Collections A Cultural Study
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ISBN: 9781560983309

ISBN-10: 1560983302

ISBN-13: 9781560983309

Edition: N/A

Authors: Susan Pearce

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Book details

List price: $27.95
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication date: 10/17/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of plates


List of figures


Preface



Museums, Objects and Collections



Objects Inside and Outside Museums



Collecting: Body and Soul



Collecting: Shaping the World



Museums: the Intellectual Rationale



Making Museum Meanings



Meaning as Function



Meaning as Structure



Meaning in History



Objects in Action



Problems of Power



Projects and Prospects


Appendix: Models for object study


Bibliography


Index