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Museums and social activism :

(Number (ISBN

0415658527 (hardback)

(Number (ISBN

0415658535 (paperback)

(Number (ISBN

9780415658522 (hardback)

(Number (ISBN

9780415658539 (paperback)

Erroneous ISBN

1315884046 (ebook)

Erroneous ISBN

9781315884042 (ebook)

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Title Proper

Museums and social activism :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

engaged protest /

First Statement of Responsibility

Kylie Message

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 287 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Series Title

Museum meanings

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

"Museums and Social Activism is the first study to bring together historical accounts of the African American and later American Indian civil rights-related social and reform movements that took place on the Smithsonian Mall through the 1960s and 1970s in Washington DC with the significant but unknown story about museological transformation and curatorial activism that occurred in the Division of Political and Reform History at the National Museum of American History at this time"--

Text of Note

"Museums and Social Activism is the first study to bring together historical accounts of the African American and later American Indian civil rights-related social and reform movements that took place on the Smithsonian Mall through the 1960s and 1970s in Washington DC with the significant but unknown story about museological transformation and curatorial activism that occurred in the Division of Political and Reform History at the National Museum of American History at this time. Based on interdisciplinary field-based research that has brought together cross-cultural and international perspectives from the fields of Museum Studies, Public History, Political Science and Social Movement Studies with empirical investigation, the book explores and analyses museums'--specifically, curators'--relationships with political stakeholders past and present. By understanding the transformations of an earlier period, Museums and Social Activism offers provocative perspectives on the cultural and political significance of contemporary museums. It highlights the relevance of past practice and events for museums today and improved ways of understanding the challenges and opportunities that result from the ongoing process of renewal that museums continue to exemplify."--

National Museum of American History (U.S.).-- History-- 20th century

African Americans-- Civil rights-- History-- 20th century

Civil rights movements-- United States-- History-- 20th century

Exhibitions-- Social aspects-- United States-- History

Indians of North America-- Civil rights-- History-- 20th century

Museums-- Social aspects-- United States-- History

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Book number

Message, Kylie

Date of Transaction

20140220112944.0

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[Book]

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