Objects of knowledge / edited by Susan Pearce.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pearce, Susan M.

Series:

New research in museum studies ; 1.

New research in museum studies ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museums--Philosophy.

Museums.

Museum techniques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Atlantic Highlands : Athlone Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Volume 1 in a series designed to act as a forum for the dissemination and discussion of new research currently being undertaken in the field of Museum Studies. The series aims to cover the whole museum field and to broadly address the history and operation of the museum as a cultural phenomenon. The papers published are of a high academic standard, and are also intended to relate directly to matters of immediate museum concern. The publication aims to fill a major gap in the present scope of museum-based literature. This volume is concerned with the ways in which meaning is created through mus

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; Notes on contributors; Editorial introduction; Part One; Part Two; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-70976-3

9786612709760

0-567-53666-1

OCLC:

654411581