Defining Memory Local Museums and the Construction of History in America's Changing Communities |
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| 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 |
| Series title: | American Association for State and Local History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7591-1050-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | AltaMira Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionDefining 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art.