Misplaced objects : migrating collections and recollections in Europe and the Americas / Silvia Spitta.

Author/creator Spitta, Silvia, 1956-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2009.
Descriptionxii, 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.
Subjects
Acculturation--America. --History.
Acculturation--Europe. --History.
Material culture--America. --History.
Material culture--Europe. --History.
Collectors and collecting--Social aspects. --Europe. --History.
Museums--Social aspects. --Europe. --History.
America--Relations. --Europe.
Europe--Relations. --America.
America--Emigration and immigration. --Social aspects. --History.
Europe--Emigration and immigration. --Social aspects. --History.

SeriesJoe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture. ^A505316
Contents Introduction: Misplaced objects and subject matters -- The object as specimen -- Migrating icons and sacred geographies in the Americas -- Found objects and re-collecting subjects.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008042051
ISBN9780292718975 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0292718977 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E18.75 .S66 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold