| City Museums and City Development Contributor(s): Jones, Ian (Editor), MacDonald, Robert R. (Editor), McIntyre, Darryl (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0759111804 ISBN-13: 9780759111806 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $122.76 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Museum Administration And Museology - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: 069 |
| LCCN: 2008020766 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 198 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Traditionally, city museums have been keepers of city history. Many have been exercises in nostalgia, reflecting city pride. However, a new generation of museums focuses increasingly on the city's present and future as well as its past, and on the city in all of its diversity, challenges, and possibilities. Above all, these museums are gateways to understanding the city-our greatest and most complex creation and the place where half the world's population now lives. In this book, experts in the field explore this 'new' city museum and the challenge of contributing positively to city development. |