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Domesticating History: The Political Origins of America's House Museums - GOOD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781560988366
- Book Title
- Domesticating History : the Political Origins of America's House Museums
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Genre
- Art, Travel, Political Science, Architecture, History
- Topic
- Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Historic Preservation / General, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Museum Studies, United States / General
- Item Weight
- 12.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
ISBN-10
1560988363
ISBN-13
9781560988366
eBay Product ID (ePID)
461313
Product Key Features
Book Title
Domesticating History : the Political Origins of America's House Museums
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Historic Preservation / General, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Museum Studies, United States / General
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Travel, Political Science, Architecture, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-052073
Reviews
"Extremely well-researched and judicious. . . . The most distinctive aspect of the book is the author's persistent emphasis upon the political context that shaped the creation of those house museums. . . . [F]illed with delicious ironies."--Michael Kammen, The Journal of American History "[A] nuanced account. . . . [and] crisp little book."-- American Historical Review " Domesticating History will undoubtedly become required reading for students and teachers of public history, museum practitioners, and, I hope, historians of women and public life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as well. The historical perspective West provides is especially welcome amid public perception that historic house museums are falling prey to pandemic political correctness."-- The Public Historian, "Extremely well-researched and judicious. . . . The most distinctive aspect of the book is the author's persistent emphasis upon the political context that shaped the creation of those house museums. . . . [F]illed with delicious ironies."-Michael Kammen,The Journal of American History "[A] nuanced account. . . . [and] crisp little book."-American Historical Review "Domesticating Historywill undoubtedly become required reading for students and teachers of public history, museum practitioners, and, I hope, historians of women and public life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as well. The historical perspective West provides is especially welcome amid public perception that historic house museums are falling prey to pandemic political correctness."-The Public Historian, "Extremely well-researched and judicious. . . . The most distinctive aspect of the book is the author's persistent emphasis upon the political context that shaped the creation of those house museums. . . . [F]illed with delicious ironies."-Michael Kammen, The Journal of American History "[A] nuanced account. . . . [and] crisp little book."- American Historical Review " Domesticating History will undoubtedly become required reading for students and teachers of public history, museum practitioners, and, I hope, historians of women and public life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as well. The historical perspective West provides is especially welcome amid public perception that historic house museums are falling prey to pandemic political correctness."- The Public Historian
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
973
Synopsis
Celebrating the lives of famous men and women, historic house museums showcase restored rooms and period furnishings, and portray in detail their former occupants' daily lives. But behind the gilded molding and curtain brocade lie the largely unknown, politically charged stories of how the homes were first established as museums. Focusing on George Washington's Mount Vernon, Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, and the Booker T. Washington National Monument, Patricia West shows how historic houses reflect less the lives and times of their famous inhabitants than the political pressures of the eras during which they were transformed into museums.
LC Classification Number
E159.W445 1999
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