| Liberating Culture: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Museums, Curation and Heritage Preservation Contributor(s): Kreps, Christina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415250269 ISBN-13: 9780415250269 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: Using international examples, the author shows that most societies preserve objects of special value and meaning, though they may not be easily recognizable as "museums" to an outsider. Christina Kreps advocates the liberation of culture from the management regimes of Eurocentric museology, and the restoration of people's rights to the control and management of their own cultural heritage. This book will expand the definition of the field and demonstrate that there is not one universal museology, but many. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Antiques & Collectibles | Reference - General |
| Dewey: 069.01 |
| LCCN: 2002031776 |
| Series: Museum Meanings (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using examples of indigenous models from Indonesia, the Pacific, Africa and native North America, Christina Kreps illustrates how the growing recognition of indigenous curation and concepts of cultural heritage preservation is transforming conventional museum practice. Liberating Culture explores the similarities and differences between Western and non-Western approaches to objects, museums, and curation, revealing how what is culturally appropriate in one context may not be in another. For those studying museum culture across the world, this book is essential reading. |