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Walker William S. <1978-> |
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A living exhibition : the Smithsonian and the transformation of the universal museum / / William S. Walker |
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Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : University of Massachusetts Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (308 p.) |
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Collana |
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Public History in Historical Perspective |
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Public history - United States - History |
Museum exhibits - Political aspects - United States |
United States Cultural policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: the changing universal museum -- The universal museum: shaping cultural exhibition at the Smithsonian -- History and technology: a new museum, a new era -- Open education: the Festival of American Folklife and the transformation of space at the Smithsonian -- Inclusion or separation? The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and the Festival of American Folklife's American Indian programs -- Finding national unity through cultural diversity: the Smithsonian and the Bicentennial -- A family of humankind: the making and unmaking of a museum of man at the Smithsonian -- Epilogue: Is it possible to see it all? |
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