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Museum Meanings Ser.: Liberating Culture : Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Museums, Curation and Heritage Preservation by Christina Kreps (2003, Perfect)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-100415250269

ISBN-139780415250269

eBay Product ID (ePID)2420818

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

Publication NameLiberating Culture : Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Museums, Curation and Heritage Preservation

LanguageEnglish

SubjectCounseling / Career Development, Archaeology, Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology / Physical, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

AuthorChristina Kreps

Subject AreaTravel, Political Science, Social Science, Education

SeriesMuseum Meanings Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight13.5 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2002-031776

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentIntroduction: liberating culture; Chapter 2 The Eurocentric museum model in the non-European world; Chapter 3 Indigenous models of museums, curation, and concepts of cultural heritage preservation; Chapter 4 Reclaiming the spirit of culture: Native Americans and cultural restitution; Chapter 5 Museums, culture, and development; Chapter 6 Comparative museology and crosscultural heritage management: emerging paradigms for museological practice; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

SynopsisUsing examples of indigenous models from Indonesia, the Pacific, Africa and Native North America, Kreps illustrates how the growing recognition of indigenous curation and concepts of cultural heritage preservation is transforming conventional museum, Using examples of indigenous models from Indonesia, the Pacific, Africa and native North America, Christina Kreps illustrates how the growing recognition of indigenous curation and concepts of cultural heritage preservation is transforming conventional museum practice. Liberating Culture explores the similarities and differences between Western and non-Western approaches to objects, museums, and curation, revealing how what is culturally appropriate in one context may not be in another. For those studying museum culture across the world, this book is essential reading., Using international examples, the author shows that most societies preserve objects of special value and meaning, though they may not be easily recognizable as "museums" to an outsider. Christina Kreps advocates the liberation of culture from the management regimes of Eurocentric museology, and the restoration of people's rights to the control and management of their own cultural heritage. This book will expand the definition of the field and demonstrate that there is not one universal museology, but many.

LC Classification NumberAM7.K74 2003