Kevin Walsh

The Representation of the Past

Museums and Heritage in the Post-Modern World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines how the recent boom in the museum and heritage industry has led to its increasing commercialisation, which, Walsh argues, frequently serves only to distance us from our own heritage.

Produktdetails

• Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 171mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9780415079440
• ISBN-10: 0415079446
• Artikelnr.: 21282162

Autorenporträt

Kevin Walsh

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. The Idea of Modernity 2. Postmodern Societies I 3.
Postmodern Societies II 4. Conserving a Past 5. Simulating the Past 6.
Heritage Reconsidered 7. A Sense of Place 8. The Museum as a Facilitator 9.
Conclusion:- The Remoteness of the Past