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Author Kreps, Christina F. (Christina Faye), 1956-

Title Liberating culture [electronic resource] : cross-cultural perspectives on museums, curation, and heritage preservation / Christina F. Kreps.

Imprint London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

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Description xvii, 185 p. : ill., map.
Series Museum meanings
Museum meanings.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-177) and index.
Contents Introduction: liberating culture -- The Eurocentric museum model in the non-European world -- Indigenous models of museums, curation, and concepts of cultural heritage preservation -- Reclaiming the spirit of culture: Native Americans and cultural restitution -- Museums, culture, and development -- Comparative museology and cross-cultural heritage management: emerging paradigms for museological practice.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Museums -- Philosophy.
Museums -- Social aspects.
Ethnological museums and collections -- History.
Museum curators -- History.
Cultural property -- Protection.
Material culture -- Conservation and restoration.
Indigenous peoples -- Cross-cultural studies.
Eurocentrism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0415250250
0415250269 (pbk.)
9780415250269
9780203389980 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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