The Representation of the Past: Museums and Heritage in the Post-Modern World

By Kevin Walsh

Book Overview

Examines how the recent boom in the museum and heritage industry has led to its increasing commercialisation, which, Walsh argues, frequently serves only to distance us from our own heritage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415079446
• ISBN13: 9780415079440
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 8.6"