Museum Politics: Power Plays at the Exhibition

by Timothy W. Luke

Book Overview

The first sustained critique of the ways museum exhibits shape cultural assumptions and political values

Each year the more than seven thousand museums in the United States attract more attendees than either movies or sports. Yet until recently, museums have escaped serious political analysis. The past decade, however, has witnessed a series of unusually acrimonious debates about the social, political, and moral implications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816619891
• ISBN13: 9780816619894
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"