Cannibal tours and glass boxes : the anthropology of museums / / Michael M. Ames
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| Autore: |
Ames Michael M. <1933-2006.>
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| Titolo: |
Cannibal tours and glass boxes : the anthropology of museums / / Michael M. Ames
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| Pubblicazione: | Vancouver, : UBC Press, 1992 |
| Edizione: | 2nd rev. ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 306/.074 |
| Soggetto topico: | Museums - Social aspects |
| Anthropology - Social aspects | |
| Anthropological museums and collections | |
| Altri autori: | AmesMichael M. <1933-2006.> |
| Note generali: | First ed. has title: Museums, the public and anthropology. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-201) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition: Museums, the Public and Anthropology -- Introduction: The Critical Theory and Practice of Museums -- The Development of Museums in the Western World: Tensions between Democratization and Professionalization -- Dilemmas of the Practical Anthropologist: Public Service versus Professional Interests -- What Could a Social Anthropologist Do in a Museum of Anthropology? The Anthropology of Museums and Anthropology -- How Anthropologists Stereotype Other People -- How Anthropologists Help to Fabricate the Cultures They Study -- The Definition of Native Art: The Case of Willie Seaweed -- The Emerging Native View of History and Culture -- De-Schooling the Museum: A Proposal to Increase Public Access to Museums and Their Resources -- Are Museums or Anthropology Really Necessary Any More? -- World's Fairs and the Constitution of Society: The Ideology of Expo '86 -- The Big Mac Attack and the Anthropology of Everyday Life -- Cannibal Tours, Glass Boxes, and the Politics of Interpretation -- Museums in the Age of Deconstruction -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Continuing the author's alternative perspective on museology, this new edition includes seven new essays which argue that museums and anthropologists must analyze and offer critiques of "everyday life" - that is, the very social, political and economic systems within which they work. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cannibal tours and glass boxes |
| ISBN: | 9786613224910 |
| 0-7748-5303-4 | |
| 1-283-22491-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910781136003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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