{"product_id":"representing-the-nation-a-reader-histories-heritage-museums-9780415208697","title":"Representing the Nation: A Reader: Histories, Heritage, Museums","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Boswell David\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Popular Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering key writings from leading thinkers in cultural studies, cultural history, and museum studies, \u003cem\u003eRepresenting the Nation: A reader\u003c\/em\u003e explores the role cultural institutions play in creating and shaping our sense of ourselves as a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an international perspective focusing on the USA, France, Australia, the UK and India, leading figures and authors, including Tony Bennet, Ralph Samuel and Carol Duncan examine the way the past is preserved, represented and consumed as our 'heritage'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in three sections, the book examines: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003estrategies involved in creating and sustaining a national culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe growth of heritage culture, from the founding of the National Trust in 1895 to the heritage acts of the 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy it has become important for nations to preserve the past and in whose name is it preserved and displayed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe historical development of the public museum \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eissues and difficulties facing museums today and the competing demands and interests of public funding bodies, tourists and local communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the disciplines of both museum studies and cultural studies this will be vital reading material, and is also perfect as a course reader for a new MA in media and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47616370114711,"sku":"9780415208697","price":12690.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415208697.webp?v=1775112909","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/representing-the-nation-a-reader-histories-heritage-museums-9780415208697","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}