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The Representation of The Past

Paperback • 1992 • English

The Representation of The Past: Museums and heritage in the post-modern world

By Kevin Walsh

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About the book

The 1980s and early 1990s have seen a marked increase in public interest in our historic environment. The museum and heritage industry has expanded as the past is exploited for commercial profit. In The Representation of the Past, Kevin Walsh examines this international trend and questions the packaging of history which serves only to distance people from their own heritage. A superficial, unquestioning portrayal of the past, he feels, separates us from an understanding of our cultural and polit...Show more

Library and information sciences / Museology
Museology and heritage studies
Social and cultural anthropology

Book details

ISBN

9780415079440

Published year

1992

Language

English

Original title

The Representation of The Past

Format

Paperback

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