http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xxviii, 207 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
The dilemmas of contemporary living museum historiography in theory and practice -- The progressive development narrative of living museum history -- Progressive histories : major works -- The progressive development narrative in practice -- (In)authentic revolutions : time, space, and living history museums -- Plimoth Plantation -- Colonial Williamsburg -- Old Sturbridge Village -- Storytelling vs. scientific discourse --Toward a new genealogy of living museum performance -- A historiography of immanence -- Defining an episteme -- An emergence within a shifting field -- Capitalizing on the past- capitalizing on loss -- Social history and the trajectory of living museum performance -- The naturalistic ideal -- Living history as pleasure -- Performance as historiography at living history museums -- The historiography of performance -- The field -- Missed opportunities -- Alternatives to the naturalistic mode -- Post-tourists and living museum performance.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-197) and index.