LEADER 02811nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910966948803321 005 20251116143148.0 010 $a1-134-89666-2 010 $a1-134-89667-0 010 $a1-280-32891-6 010 $a9786610328918 010 $a0-203-07572-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203075722 035 $a(CKB)111056485516292 035 $a(EBL)169115 035 $a(OCoLC)62589820 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000236162 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199843 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236162 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10172603 035 $a(PQKB)11336604 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC169115 035 $a(OCoLC)50754085 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485516292 100 $a19910823d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe representation of the past $emuseums and heritage in the post-modern world /$fKevin Walsh 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $aNew York $cRoutledge$d1992 215 $a1 online resource (vii,204 pages) 225 1 $aHeritage 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-138-14348-0 311 08$a0-415-07944-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 184-191) and index. 327 $aThe idea of modernity -- Post-modern societies I -- Post-modern societies II -- Conserving a past -- Simulating the past -- Heritage reconsidered -- A sense of place -- The museum as a facilitator -- Conclusion: the remoteness of the past. 330 $aThe 1980's and early 1990's have seen a marked increase in public interest in our historic environment. The museum and heritage industry has expanded as the past is exploited for commercial profit. In The Representation of the Past, Kevin Walsh examines this international trend and questions the packaging of history which serves only to distance people from their own heritage. A superficial, unquestioning portrayal of the past, he feels, separates us from an understanding of our cultural and political present. Here, Walsh suggests a number of ways in which the museum can fulfill its pot 410 0$aHeritage. 606 $aMuseum techniques 606 $aMuseums$xEducational aspects 606 $aPopular culture 606 $aMass society 615 0$aMuseum techniques. 615 0$aMuseums$xEducational aspects. 615 0$aPopular culture. 615 0$aMass society. 676 $a069 676 $a069.01 676 $a069/.5 700 $aWalsh$b Kevin$f1963-$0770019 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966948803321 996 $aThe representation of the past$94492756 997 $aUNINA