Museum politics power plays at the exhibition / Timothy W. Luke.
| Author/creator | Luke, Timothy W. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, |
| Description | xxvi, 265 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : museum exhibitions as powerplays -- Politics at the exhibition : aesthetics, history, and nationality in the culture wars of the 1990s -- Nuclear reactions : the (re)presentation of Hiroshima at the National Air and Space Museum -- Memorializing mass murder : the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum -- Signs of empire/empires of sign : Daimyo culture in the District of Columbia -- Inventing the Southwest : the Fred Harvey Company and Native American art -- Museum pieces : politics and knowledge at the American Museum of Natural History -- The Missouri Botanical Garden : sharing knowledge about plants to preserve and enrich life -- Southwestern environments as hyperreality : the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum -- Superpower aircraft and aircrafting superpower : the Pima Air and Space Museum -- Strange attractor : the Tech Museum of Innovation -- Channeling the news stream : the full press of a free press at the Newseum -- Conclusion : piecing together knowledge and pulling apart power at the museum. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2001007532 |
| ISBN | 0816619883 (HC : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816619891 (PB : alk. paper) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |