Defining Memory

Defining Memory
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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9780759113886
ISBN-13 : 0759113882
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Book Synopsis Defining Memory by : Amy K. Levin

Download or read book Defining Memory written by Amy K. Levin and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defining Memory uses case studies of exhibits from around the country to examine how local museums, defined as museums whose collections are local in scope or whose audiences are primarily local, have both shaped and been shaped by evolving community values and sense of history. Levin and her contributors argue that these small institutions play a key role in defining America's self-identity and should be studied as seriously as more national institutions like the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


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