Title Museums and the construction of disciplines : art and archaeology in nineteenth-century Britain / Christopher Whitehead

Published London : Duckworth, 2009

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Description 160 pages ; 22 cm Series Duckworth debates in archaeology Duckworth debates in archaeology. Contents Preface -- I. Museums, knowledge and disciplinarity -- 1. Museums and the construction of knowledge -- 2. Museum worlds and the bounding of knowledges -- II. Art and archaeology in 1850s London -- 3. Notions of art and archaeology in museum debate -- 4. New boundaries -- 5. Final thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146) and index Subject Art museums -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Archaeological museums and collections -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. ISBN 9780715635087 paperback 0715635085 paperback

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