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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828666303321

Autore

Kreps Christina F (Christina Faye), <1956-, >

Titolo

Liberating culture : cross-cultural perspectives on museums, curation, and heritage preservation / / Christina F. Kreps

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-135-13313-1

0-203-38998-0

1-299-47962-6

1-135-13306-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Museum meanings

Classificazione

02.30

Disciplina

069/.01

Soggetti

Museums - Philosophy

Museums - Social aspects

Ethnological museums and collections - History

Museum curators - History

Cultural property - Protection

Material culture - Conservation and restoration

Indigenous peoples

Eurocentrism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-177) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: liberating culture -- The Eurocentric museum model in the non-European world -- Indigenous models of museums, curation, and concepts of cultural heritage preservation -- Reclaiming the spirit of culture: Native Americans and cultural restitution -- Museums, culture, and development -- Comparative museology and cross-cultural heritage management: emerging paradigms for museological practice.