The Idea of a Human Rights Museum (Paperback)

The Idea of a Human Rights Museum is the first book to examine the formation of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and to situate the museum within the context of the international proliferation of such institutions. Sixteen essays consider the wider political, cultural and architectural contexts within which the museum physically and conceptually evolved drawing comparisons between the CMHR and institutions elsewhere in the world that emphasize human rights and social justice. This collection brings together authors from diverse fields - law, cultural studies, museum studies, sociology, history, political science, and literature - to critically assess the potentials and pitfalls of human rights education through ideas museums. Accessible, engaging, and informative, the collection's essays will encourage museum-goers to think more deeply about the content of human rights exhibits. The Idea of a Human Rights Museum is the first title in the University of Manitoba Press's Human Rights and Social Justice Series. This series publishes work that explores the quest for social justice and the basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled, including civil, political, economic, social, collective, and cultural rights.

General

Imprint:	University of Manitoba Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Human Rights and Social Justice Series
Release date:	September 2015
Editors:	Karen Busby • Adam Muller • Andrew Woolford
Contributors:	Karen Busby
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-88755-782-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-88755-782-1
Barcode:	9780887557828

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