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Heritage and Sustainable Urban Transformations - Deep Cities (Paperback): Kalliopi Fouseki, Grete Swensen, Torgrim Guttormsen Heritage and Sustainable Urban Transformations - Deep Cities (Paperback)
Kalliopi Fouseki, Grete Swensen, Torgrim Guttormsen
R1,246 Discovery Miles 12 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Heritage and Sustainable Urban Transformations introduces the concept of 'deep cities', a novel approach to the understanding and management of sustainable historic cities that will advance knowledge about how the long-term, temporal and transformative character of urban heritage can be better integrated into urban policies for sustainable futures. Contrary to the growing emphasis on green or smart cities, which focus only on the present and future, the concept of 'deep cities' offers an approach that combines an in-depth understanding of the past with the present and future. Bringing together chapters that cover theoretical, methodological and management issues related to 'deep cities', the volume argues that using this approach will force researchers, managers and consultants to actively use the heritage and history of a city in the planning and management of sustainable cities. Exploring different definitions of 'deep cities', the book reveals varying and sometimes conflicting views among stakeholders concerning how, where and when the depth of a city should be conceptualized. Despite this, the book demonstrates how this new approach can help to create robust cities for the future, as new and innovative solutions are combined with the preservation and strengthening of historical features. Heritage and Sustainable Urban Transformations is the first international collection on the subject of sustainable historic cities. As such, the book will be of great interest to academics and students engaged in the study of heritage, heritage management, architecture, heritage conservation, anthropology, development studies, geography, planning and archaeology.

Mummers' Plays Revisited (Paperback): Peter Harrop Mummers' Plays Revisited (Paperback)
Peter Harrop
R1,413 Discovery Miles 14 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Peter Harrop offers a reappraisal of mummers' plays, which have long been regarded as a form of 'folk' or 'traditional' drama, somehow separate from the mainstream of British theatre. This fresh view of folk and tradition explores how mummers' plays emerged in an 18th century theatrical environment of popular spouting clubs and private theatricals, yet quickly transformed into 'traditionary' drama with echoes of an ancient past. Harrop suggests that by the late 19th century the plays had been appropriated by antiquarians and folklorists, leaving mummer's plays as a strangely separate and categorised form. This book considers how that happened, and the ways in which these late 19th century ideas were absorbed into the mummers' plays, providing a new lease of life for them in the 20th and 21st centuries. Ideal for anyone with a specialised interest in this unique form, Mummers' Plays Revisited spans recent work in theatre history, performance studies and folklore to offer a comprehensive and engaging study.

Law and Intangible Cultural Heritage in the City (Paperback): Sara Ross Law and Intangible Cultural Heritage in the City (Paperback)
Sara Ross
R1,232 Discovery Miles 12 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With disappearing music venues, and arts and culture communities at constant risk of displacement in our urban centers, the preservation of intangible cultural heritage is of growing concern to global cities. This book addresses the role and protection of intangible cultural heritage in the urban context. Using the methodology of Urban Legal Anthropology, the author provides an ethnographic account of the civic effort of Toronto to become a Music City from 2014-18 in the context of redevelopment and gentrification pressures. Through this, the book elucidates the problems cities like Toronto have in equitably protecting intangible cultural heritage and what can be done to address this. It also evaluates the engagement that Toronto and other cities have had with international legal frameworks intended to protect intangible cultural heritage, as well as potential counterhegemonic uses of hegemonic legal tools. Understanding urban intangible cultural heritage and the communities of people who produce it is of importance to a range of actors, from urban developers looking to formulate livable and sustainable neighbourhoods, to city leaders looking for ways in which their city can flourish, to scholars and individuals concerned with equitability and the right to the city. This book is the beginning of a conservation about what is important for us to protect in the city for future generations beyond built structures, and the role of intangible cultural heritage in the creation of full and happy lives. The book is of interest to legal and sociolegal readers, specifically those who study cities, cultural heritage law, and legal anthropology.

Visualising the Empire of Capital (Paperback): Martyn Hudson Visualising the Empire of Capital (Paperback)
Martyn Hudson
R1,258 Discovery Miles 12 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Methods of visualising modernity and capitalism have been central to classical social science. Those methods of seeing, specifically in the work of Marx, were attempts to capture visually the fragmenting edifice of capital in its death throes and were part of a project to hasten its demise - yet capitalism persisted and perpetuated itself in new forms, such that its demise now looks less likely than it did 150 years ago. This book argues for a new way of understanding Marx and a new way of approaching both capitalist modernity and Marx's Capital by rethinking the nature of vision. Through studies of visualisation in relation to machines and the monstrous, memory, mirrors and optics, and the invisible, Visualising the Empire of Capital offers a new way of thinking about what capital is and its future. A new reading of - and against - Marx, this volume argues for new forms of sensual utopia while initiating antagonism to the empire of capital itself. As such, it will appeal to social theorists, social anthropologists and sociologists with interests in critical theory, visual culture and aesthetics.

The D-Day Visitor's Handbook - Your Guide to the Normandy Battlefields and WWII Paris (Paperback): Kevin Dennehy, Stephen... The D-Day Visitor's Handbook - Your Guide to the Normandy Battlefields and WWII Paris (Paperback)
Kevin Dennehy, Stephen Powers
R384 R316 Discovery Miles 3 160 Save R68 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For families of the heroes who fought on the beaches of Normandy during World War II, for fans of Saving Private Ryan, or for traveler interested in history, here is the complete guide to visiting one of the world's most historic battlefields. The D-Day Visitor's Handbook includes everything you need to know to plan and make your visit to the site of the biggest seaborne invasion in history. This compact guidebook not only describes the most significant land invasion of World War II, but provides detailed battlefield maps and tours, identifies monuments and attractions, and locates museums and historical sites to make your planning easier and less stressful. This guide provides everything you need ahead of your visit, including: Easy-to-follow maps and tours Where to stay, dine, and shop Lists of the best D-Day museums How to find war relics still at the battlefield sites Historical context for each site, including a description of military action there A special bonus guide to World War II history and sites in Paris The D-Day Visitor's Handbook contains a wealth of detailed information that is perfect for those considering travelling to France, anyone about to visit these sites, veterans, students of military history, and any others who wish to learn about the history of this legendary battle.

Bodleian Library Treasures (Hardcover): David Vaisey Bodleian Library Treasures (Hardcover)
David Vaisey
R1,147 Discovery Miles 11 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since its foundation in 1602, the Bodleian Library has acquired manuscripts, printed books, maps, music and ephemera in all languages, from all ages and from all corners of the globe. From this huge collection David Vaisey, former Bodley's Librarian and Keeper of the University Archives, has selected over one hundred treasures that have a story to tell. Many of these treasures are well-loved around the world and include Jane Austen's manuscript for The Watsons, Shelley's notebooks, a map of Narnia illustrated by C.S. Lewis and the original Wind in the Willows manuscript. Others are known for their beauty and historical value, such as the thirteenth-century Douce Apocalypse, the Magna Carta and the Gutenberg Bible. Many items hold poignant stories, like the little book hand-written by the eleven-year-old girl who would later become Queen Elizabeth I, given as a New Year present in 1545 to the third of her stepmothers, Katherine Parr. Using a simple and accessible chronological structure, together with detailed illustrations, this bibliophile's delight, now available in a stunning hardback edition, showcases the beauty and knowledge contained within the Bodleian Library's renowned collections.

Colorado Excursions with History, Hikes and Hops (Paperback): Ed Sealover Colorado Excursions with History, Hikes and Hops (Paperback)
Ed Sealover
R693 R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Save R108 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Female Portraiture and Patronage in Marie Antoinette's Court - The Princesse de Lamballe (Paperback): Sarah Grant Female Portraiture and Patronage in Marie Antoinette's Court - The Princesse de Lamballe (Paperback)
Sarah Grant
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This comprehensive book brings to light the portraits, private collections and public patronage of the princesse de Lamballe, a pivotal member of Marie-Antoinette's inner circle. Drawing extensively on unpublished archival sources, Sarah Grant examines the princess's many portrait commissions and the rich character of her private collections, which included works by some of the period's leading artists and artisans. The book sheds new light on the agency, sorority and taste of Marie-Antoinette and her friends, a group of female patrons and model of courtly collecting that would be extinguished by the coming revolution.

Visit the City - Leipzig (3 Days In) - Make the most of your time (Paperback): John Sykes Visit the City - Leipzig (3 Days In) - Make the most of your time (Paperback)
John Sykes; Edited by Brigitte Hintzen-Bohlen
R199 Discovery Miles 1 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The BKB travel guide presents everything you need for your short stay in Leipzig including information on attractive city quarters, addresses for accommodation, shopping and of course entertainment. Highlights includeThomaskirche, Johann-Sebastian-Bach, Gewandhaus Orchestra, Auerbachs Keller, Altes Rathaus, Arcades shopping, nightlife, Battle of the Nations Monument, Trade Fair Leipzig, Nikolaikirche, Plagwitz and Leipziger Pfeffermuhle.

Curating Opera - Reinventing the Past Through Museums of Opera and Art (Hardcover): Stephen Mould Curating Opera - Reinventing the Past Through Museums of Opera and Art (Hardcover)
Stephen Mould
R3,910 Discovery Miles 39 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Curation as a concept and a catchword in modern parlance has, over recent decades, become deeply ingrained in modern culture. The purpose of this study is to explore the curatorial forces at work within the modern opera house and to examine the functionaries and processes that guide them. In turn, comparisons are made with the workings of the traditional art museum, where artworks are studied, preserved, restored, displayed and contextualised - processes which are also present in the opera house. Curatorial roles in each institution are identified and described, and the role of the celebrity art curator is compared with that of the modern stage director, who has acquired previously undreamt-of licence to interrogate operatic works, overlaying them with new concepts and levels of meaning in order to reinvent and redefine the operatic repertoire for contemporary needs. A point of coalescence between the opera house and the art museum is identified, with the transformation, towards the end of the nineteenth century, of the opera house into the operatic museum. Curatorial practices in the opera house are examined, and further communalities and synergies in the way that 'works' are defined in each institution are explored. This study also considers the so-called 'birth' of opera around the start of the seventeenth century, with reference to the near-contemporary rise of the modern art museum, outlining operatic practice and performance history over the last 400 years in order to identify the curatorial practices that have historically been employed in the maintenance and development of the repertoire. This examination of the forces of curation within the modern opera house will highlight aspects of authenticity, authorial intent, preservation, restoration and historically informed performance practice.

Chartres Cathedral and the Old Town - French (Paperback, UK ed.): Malcolm Miller Chartres Cathedral and the Old Town - French (Paperback, UK ed.)
Malcolm Miller
R154 R117 Discovery Miles 1 170 Save R37 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Chartres Cathedral is one of the great monuments to medieval art, a spectacular attraction for visitors to this beautiful city. Its old town is equally fascinating. The beautiful Pitkin guide, translated into French, shows all there is to be seen and is supported by stunning photographs by Sonia Halliday and Laura Lushington. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British and French history, heritage and travel.

Evaluating Early Learning in Museums - Planning for our Youngest Visitors (Hardcover): Nicole Cromartie, Kyong-Ah Kwon, Meghan... Evaluating Early Learning in Museums - Planning for our Youngest Visitors (Hardcover)
Nicole Cromartie, Kyong-Ah Kwon, Meghan Welch
R1,527 Discovery Miles 15 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Evaluating Early Learning in Museums presents developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant practices for engaging early learners and their families in informal arts settings. Written by early childhood education researchers and a museum practitioner, the book showcases what high-quality educational programs can offer young children and their families through the case study of a program at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. Providing strategies for building strong community partnerships and audience relationships, the authors also survey evaluation tools for early learning programs and offer strategies to help museums around the world to engage young children. At the center of this narrative is the seminal partnership that developed between researchers and museum educators during the evaluation of a program for toddlers. Illuminating key components of the partnership and the resulting evolution of family offerings at the museum, the book also draws parallels to current work being done at other museums in international contexts. Evaluating Early Learning in Museums illustrates how an interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers and practitioners can improve museum practices. As such, the book will be of interest to researchers and students engaged in the study of museums and early childhood, as well as to practitioners working in museums around the world.

Remembering Violence - How Nations Grapple with their Difficult Pasts (Paperback): Robin Maria Delugan Remembering Violence - How Nations Grapple with their Difficult Pasts (Paperback)
Robin Maria Delugan
R1,221 Discovery Miles 12 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume examines the ways in which the violent legacies of the twentieth century continue to affect the concept of the nation. Through a study of three societies' commemoration of notorious episodes of 1930s state violence, the author considers the manner in which attention to the state violence authoritarianism, and exclusions of the last century have resulted in challenges to dominant conceptions of the nation. Based on extensive ethnographic research in El Salvador, Spain, and the Dominican Republic, Remembering Violence focuses on new public sites of memory, such as museum exhibitions, monuments, and commemorations - powerful loci for representing ideas about the nation - and explores the responses of various actors - civil society, government, and diasporic citizens - as well as those of UN and other international agencies invested in new nation-building goals. With attention to the ways in which memory practices explain ongoing national exclusions and contemporary efforts to contest them, this book will appeal to scholars across the social sciences and humanities with interests in public memory and commemoration.

Culture as Power - Buddhist Heritage and the Indo-Japanese Dialogue (Hardcover): Madhu Bhalla Culture as Power - Buddhist Heritage and the Indo-Japanese Dialogue (Hardcover)
Madhu Bhalla
R3,919 Discovery Miles 39 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents new studies on intellectual and cultural interactions in the context of Buddhist heritage and Indo-Japanese dialogue in the late 19th and early 20th centuries on art, religion, and cultural politics. By revisiting Buddhist connections between India and Japan, it examines the pathways of communication on common aesthetic and religious heritage that emerged in the backdrop of colonial experiences and the rise of Asian nationalisms. The volume discusses themes such as Asian arts and crafts under colonialism, formation of East Asian art collections, development of Buddhist art history in Japan, Japanese encounters with Ajanta, India in the history of the Shinto tradition, Japan in India's xenology, and Buddhism and world peace, and suggests paradigms of reconnecting cultural heritage within a global platform. With essays from experts across the world, this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of history, art history, ancient Indian history, colonial history, heritage and cultural studies, South Asian and East Asian history, visual and media studies, Asian studies, international relations and foreign policy, and the history of globalization.

Salisbury A-Z Pocket Street Map (Sheet map, folded): A-Z Maps Salisbury A-Z Pocket Street Map (Sheet map, folded)
A-Z Maps
R106 Discovery Miles 1 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This up-to-date detailed A-Z street map includes more than 900 streets in and around Salisbury. This street map includes the following: Postcode districts, one-way streets and car parks Places of interest On the reverse side there is a handy index to streets, places of interest, place and area names, park and ride sites, national rail stations, hospitals and hospices Detailed coverage of an area extending from Stratford sub Castle in the north to Salisbury District Hospital in the south, and from Laverstock in the east to Wilton Park in the west. The perfect reference map for finding your way around Salisbury.

Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago - Exploring the Japanese Skyscape (Hardcover): Akira Goto Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago - Exploring the Japanese Skyscape (Hardcover)
Akira Goto
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Goto introduces the diverse and multilayered skylore and cultural astron- omy of the peoples of the Japanese Archipelago. Going as far back as the Jomon, Yayoi, and Kofun periods, this book examines the significance of constellations in the daily life of farmers, fishermen, sailors, priests, and the ruling classes throughout Japan's ancient and medieval history. As well as covering the systems of the dominant Japanese people, he also explores the astronomy of the Ainu people of Hokkaido, and of the people of the Ryukyu Islands. Along the way he discusses the importance of astronomy in official rituals, mythol- ogy, and Shinto and Buddhist ceremonies. This book provides a unique overview of cultural astronomy in Japan and is a valuable resource for researchers as well as anyone who is inter- ested in Japanese culture and history.

Remembering Violence - How Nations Grapple with their Difficult Pasts (Hardcover): Robin Maria Delugan Remembering Violence - How Nations Grapple with their Difficult Pasts (Hardcover)
Robin Maria Delugan
R3,898 Discovery Miles 38 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume examines the ways in which the violent legacies of the twentieth century continue to affect the concept of the nation. Through a study of three societies' commemoration of notorious episodes of 1930s state violence, the author considers the manner in which attention to the state violence authoritarianism, and exclusions of the last century have resulted in challenges to dominant conceptions of the nation. Based on extensive ethnographic research in El Salvador, Spain, and the Dominican Republic, Remembering Violence focuses on new public sites of memory, such as museum exhibitions, monuments, and commemorations - powerful loci for representing ideas about the nation - and explores the responses of various actors - civil society, government, and diasporic citizens - as well as those of UN and other international agencies invested in new nation-building goals. With attention to the ways in which memory practices explain ongoing national exclusions and contemporary efforts to contest them, this book will appeal to scholars across the social sciences and humanities with interests in public memory and commemoration.

China's Route Heritage - Mobility Narratives, Modernity and the Ancient Tea Horse Road (Hardcover): Gary Sigley China's Route Heritage - Mobility Narratives, Modernity and the Ancient Tea Horse Road (Hardcover)
Gary Sigley
R3,900 Discovery Miles 39 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

China's Route Heritage examines the creation, development and proliferation of the route heritage discourse of the Ancient Tea Horse Road (Chamagudao), in the People's Republic of China. Examining the formation of the tea-horse road as a concept, its development as a platform for cultural branding, and its most recent interactions with the policy of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the revival of the discourse on the Silk Roads, the book demonstrates that the tea-horse road is an important part of the discourse on Chinese modernity. Describing the route heritage of the tea-horse road as a 'mobility narrative', whereby an ancient route is used to form a narrative of ethnic unity and cooperation, the book demonstrates that the study of such heritage offers unique insights into issues that are of concern to the wider field of critical heritage studies. Sigley also shows how the study of alternative route heritage enables us to gain a broader sense of route heritage discourse and its implications for the discussion of historical, present and future forms of mobility and connectivity within China and beyond its borders. China's Route Heritage should be of interest to researchers and postgraduate students who are engaged in the study of heritage, China, the Silk Roads and the BRI, politics, international relations and tourism.

Digital Transformation in the Cultural and Creative Industries - Production, Consumption and Entrepreneurship in the Digital... Digital Transformation in the Cultural and Creative Industries - Production, Consumption and Entrepreneurship in the Digital and Sharing Economy (Hardcover)
Marta Massi, Marilena Vecco, Yi Lin
R4,061 Discovery Miles 40 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This research-based book investigates the effects of digital transformation on the cultural and creative sectors. Through cases and examples, the book examines how artists and art institutions are facing the challenges posed by digital transformation, highlighting both positive and negative effects of the phenomenon. With contributions from an international range of scholars, the book examines how digital transformation is changing the way the arts are produced and consumed. As relative late adopters of digital technologies, the arts organizations are shown to be struggling to adapt, as issues of authenticity, legitimacy, control, trust, and co-creation arise. Leveraging a variety of research approaches, the book identifies managerial implications to render a collection that is valuable reading for scholars involved with arts and culture management, the creative industries and digital transformation more broadly.

The Temple of Venus and Rome and Santa Francesca Romana at the Roman Forum - Preservation and Transformation (Hardcover):... The Temple of Venus and Rome and Santa Francesca Romana at the Roman Forum - Preservation and Transformation (Hardcover)
Cristina Gonzalez-Longo
R4,065 Discovery Miles 40 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the influence of architectural design in the conservation of historic buildings by discussing in detail an important building complex in Rome: the Temple of Venus and Rome, the monastery of Santa Maria Nova and the church of Santa Francesca Romana. As the most complete site in the Roman Forum that has reached our times with a rich architectural stratification almost intact, it is a clear product of continuous preservation and transformation and it has not been studied in its complexity until now. The Temple of Venus and Rome and Santa Francesca Romana at the Roman Forum unravels the original designs and the subsequent interventions, including Giacomo Boni's pioneering conservation of the monastery, carried out while excavating the Roman Forum in the early twentieth century. The projects are discussed in context to show their significance and the relationships between architects and patrons. Through its interdisciplinary focus on architectural design, conservation, archaeology, history and construction, this study is an ideal example for scholars, students and architects of how to carry out research in architectural conservation.

Rick Steves Portugal (Twelfth Edition) (Paperback): Rick Steves Rick Steves Portugal (Twelfth Edition) (Paperback)
Rick Steves
R643 R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Save R150 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Stroll Lisbon's cobbled lanes, cruise the Douro River, and soak up the sun on Algarve beaches: experience Portugal with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Portugal you'll find: * Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Portugal * Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites * Top sights and hidden gems, from the bone chapel of Evora and the palaces of Sintra to seaside street food and lush vineyards * How to connect with culture: Chat with friendly locals over a glass of vinho verde, enjoy a dinner of fresh seafood stew, or spend an evening at a bluesy fado bar * Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight * The best places to eat, sleep, and relax with a glass of local port * Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and historic museums * Detailed maps for exploring on the go * Useful resources including a packing list, a Portuguese phrase book, a historical overview, and recommended reading * Over 400 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down * Complete, up-to-date information on Lisbon, Sintra, Salema, Cape Sagres, Lagos, Tavira, Evora, Nazare, Batalha, Fatima, Alcobaca, Obidos, Coimbra, Porto, Peso de Regua, Pinhao, and more Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Portugal.

Suspending Modernity: The Architecture of Franco Albini (Paperback): Kay Bea Jones Suspending Modernity: The Architecture of Franco Albini (Paperback)
Kay Bea Jones
R1,284 Discovery Miles 12 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Franco Albini's works of architecture and design, produced between 1930 and 1977, have enjoyed a recent revival but to date have received only sporadic scholarly attention from historians and critics of the Modern Movement. A chorus of Italian voices has sung his praises, none more eloquently than his protege, Renzo Piano. Kay Bea Jones' illuminating study of selected works by Studio Albini will reintroduce his contributions to one of the most productive periods in Italian design. Albini emerged from the ideology of Rationalism to produce some of Italy's most coherent and poetic examples of modern design. He collaborated for over 25 years with Franca Helg and at a time when professional male-female partnerships were virtually unknown. His museums and installation motifs changed the way Italians displayed historic artifacts. He composed novel suspension structures for dwellings, shops, galleries and his signature INA pavilions where levity and gravity became symbolic devices for connoting his subjects. Albini clarified the vital role of tradition in modern architecture as he experimented with domestic space. His cohort defied CIAM ideologies to re-socialize postwar housing and speculate on ways of reviving Italian cities. He explored new fabrication technologies, from the scale of furniture to wide-span steel structures, yet he never abandoned the rigors of craft and detail in favor of mass-production. Suspending Modernity follows the evolution of Albini's most important buildings and projects, even as they reveal his apprehensive attitudes about the modern condition. Jones argues here that Albini's masterful use of materials and architectural expression mark an epic paradigm shift in the modern period.

The Rise of the Must-See Exhibition - Blockbusters in Australian Museums and Galleries (Paperback): Anna Lawrenson, Chiara... The Rise of the Must-See Exhibition - Blockbusters in Australian Museums and Galleries (Paperback)
Anna Lawrenson, Chiara O'Reilly
R1,235 Discovery Miles 12 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Blockbuster exhibitions are ubiquitous fixtures in the cultural calendars of major museums and galleries worldwide. The Rise of the Must-See Exhibition charts their ascent across a diverse array of museums and galleries. The book positions these exhibits in the Australian cultural context, demonstrating how policy developments and historical precedents have created a space for their current domination. Drawing on historical evidence, policy documents and contemporary debates, the book offers a complex analysis of the aims and motivations of blockbuster exhibitions. Its chronological approach reveals a genealogy of exhibits from the mid-nineteenth century onward to identify precursors to current practice. This provides a foundation upon which to examine the unprecedented growth of blockbusters in the latter half of the twentieth century. The examples discussed offer a unique opportunity to study how institutional growth, political support, individual champions and audience interest have influenced the development of large-scale temporary exhibitions. The Rise of the Must-See Exhibition considers blockbusters as an international phenomenon and, as such, is highly relevant to practitioners working across the cultural sector around the world. The book will also appeal to academics and students engaged in the study of museums and galleries, arts management and curating, as well as those interested in the history of exhibitions and cultural policy.

Exhibiting Craft and Design - Transgressing the White Cube Paradigm, 1930-Present (Paperback): Alla Myzelev Exhibiting Craft and Design - Transgressing the White Cube Paradigm, 1930-Present (Paperback)
Alla Myzelev
R1,264 Discovery Miles 12 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Exhibiting Craft and Design: Transgressing the White Cube Paradigm, 1930-present investigates the ways that craft and design objects were collected, displayed, and interpreted throughout the second half of the twentieth century and in recent years. The case studies discussed in this volume explain the notion the neutral display space had worked with, challenged, distorted, or assisted in conveying the ideas of the exhibitions in question. In various ways the essays included in this volume analyse and investigate strategies to facilitate interaction amongst craft and design objects, their audiences, exhibiting bodies, and the makers. Using both historical examples from the middle of the twentieth century and contemporary trends, the authors create a dialogue that investigates the different uses of and challenges to the White Cube paradigm of space organization.

Communities and Cultural Heritage - Global Issues, Local Values (Hardcover): Valerie Higgins, Diane Douglas Communities and Cultural Heritage - Global Issues, Local Values (Hardcover)
Valerie Higgins, Diane Douglas
R4,054 Discovery Miles 40 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Communities and Cultural Heritage explores the relationship between communities, their cultural heritage and the global forces that control most of the world's wealth and resources in today's world. Bringing together scholars and heritage practitioners from nine countries, this book contributes to the ongoing dialogue on community heritage by analysing impediments to full community participation. The underminin of local communities comes at a high price. As the chapters in this book demonstrate, the knowledge embedded within traditional and Indigenous heritage creates communities that are more resilient to environmental and social stressors and more responsive to contemporary challenges such as climate change, environmental degradation, post-disaster recovery and relocation. Cultural heritage practices often fail to capitalise upon local knowledge and traditional skills and undervalue the potential contribution of local communities in finding creative and resourceful solutions to the issues they are confronting. Arguing that the creation of successful community heritage project requires ongoing reflection on the aims, methods, financing and acceptable outcomes of projects, the volume also demonstrates that the decolonization of Western-focussed heritage practices is an ongoing process, by which subaltern groups are brought forward and given a space in the heritage narrative. Reflecting on trends that impact communities and heritage sites across different geographical regions, Communities and Cultural Heritage will be of interest to academics, students and practitioners of cultural heritage,archaeology and anthropology around the world.

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