Who owns America's past? : the Smithsonian and the problem of history /
From an insider's perspective, Robert C. Post offers insight into the politics of display and the interpretation of history. Never before has a book about the Smithsonian detailed the recent and dramatic shift from collection-driven shows, with artifacts meant to speak for themselves, to concep...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2013.
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| Summary: | From an insider's perspective, Robert C. Post offers insight into the politics of display and the interpretation of history. Never before has a book about the Smithsonian detailed the recent and dramatic shift from collection-driven shows, with artifacts meant to speak for themselves, to concept-driven exhibitions, in which objects aim to tell a story, displayed like illustrations in a book. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781421411002 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1421411008 (hbk. : alk. paper) |