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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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CSPC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240314124647.0 |
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240306s2022 enka b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780367569518 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Transcribing agency |
CSPC |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
AM5 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
069.5 |
| Item number |
W691m |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wilson, Ross J., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1981- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Museums and the act of witnessing / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Ross J. Wilson. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Routledge, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2022. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
185 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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rdacontent |
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text |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical reference and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- Eyewitness: being present and seeing things for ourselves -- Expert witnesses: understanding the past -- Character witness and testimonies -- Lay witness and the radical witness -- Conclusions. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Museums and the Act of Witnessing examines how representations of traumatic histories and the legacies of the twentieth century in museums and heritage sites across the world shape political, social and cultural identities. Drawing on an interdisciplinary analysis of a variety of museum exhibitions around the globe, the book demonstrates how the narrative of witnessing' has shaped representation of war, genocide, repression and violence. Revealing that this form of presentation is inherently Western in its origins and nature, Wilson goes on to argue that witnessing the past is to colonise the future, as we project a certain view of the events of the past onto the present. Detailing the character, content and meanings of representation that focus on the traumatic events of the twentieth century, the book demonstrates the way in which visitors are cast as witnesses' and questions what the true purpose of witnessing really is. Museums and the Act of Witnessing draws attention to the fact that we have inherited a distinct, and often limited, mode of seeing the past and considers how we can more effectively engage with the past in the present. The book will be of interest to academics and students engaged in the study of museums, history, sociology, conflict, politics and memory. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Museums |
| General subdivision |
Historiography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Museums |
| General subdivision |
Philosophy. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Museum techniques |
| General subdivision |
Historiography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
History, Modern |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century |
| General subdivision |
Historiography. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
| Classification part |
069.5 |
| Call number prefix |
CIR |
| Call number suffix |
2022 |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |
