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Defining Memory

Local Museums and the Construction of History in America's Changing Communities

Defining Memory( )
Contribution by: Levin, Amy
Langford, Donna
Nelson, Mauri L.
d'Oney, J. Daniel
Christopher, Tami
Connor, James
Embry, Jessie L.
Gable, Eric
Gomoll, Lucian
Handler, Richard
Patterson, Stuart
Perry, Heather
Price, Jay
Rhode, Michael
Sandweiss, Eric
Vallance, Elizabeth
Foreword by: Kyvig, David
ISBN:978-0-7591-1050-2
Publication Date:Dec 2006
Publisher:AltaMira Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $58.95
Book Description:

Defining Memory uses case studies of exhibits from around the country to examine how local museums, defined as museums whose collections are local in scope or whose audiences are primarily local, have both shaped and been shaped by evolving community values and sense of history. Levin and her contributors argue that these small institutions play a key role in defining America's self-identity and should be studied as seriously as more national institutions like the Smithsonian and the...
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Book Details
Pages:298
Detailed Subjects: History / Civilization
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.494 x 23.012 x 2.235 cm
Book Weight:0.459 Kilograms



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