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.

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Produktdetails

• Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9780415079440
• ISBN-10: 0415079446
• Artikelnr.: 21282162

Autorenporträt

With Malspite the Witch of Black Forrest, Kevin Walsh is transitioning from writing about war, risk and politics to fiction and fantasy with a purpose. Kevin is a former senior army officer, city mayor and academic who has also worked in mental health. In this book Kevin explores self-talk and identity and also growing up and integrating your own dark side. He also introduces the concept of whenpower which he thinks is more useful than its better-known cousin willpower. He uses as a backdrop: Irish mythology, witchcraft, chivalry and feudal politics.Kevin received the 2024 Victorian RSL - Legacy Award - "As a veteran whose legacy continues to inspire and positively impact others".

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