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Belgium museums of the Great War : politics, memory, and commerce
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Belgium museums of the Great War : politics, memory, and commerce / Karen Shelby.
ISBN
9781138941052
1138941050
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
viii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Other formats
Online version: Shelby, Karen D. Belgium museums of the Great War. New York, NY : Routledge, 2017
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 28, 2017
Series
Routledge research in museum studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-267) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Poppies
What remains of the country: the war in Belgium
Planning the centennial
Site-specificity and the architecture of remembrance
Historical or memorial site: the museum as ruin
Immersion: trench and reenactment strategies
Expression and document: art in the war museum
The exhibition narrative: an object-centered practice
Conclusion: Tourism and remembrance.
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