Making Histories In Transport Museums

Author : Colin Divall,Andrew Scott
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001-12-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780718501068

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Making Histories in Transport Museums by Colin Divall,Andrew Scott Pdf

This book is the first in 30 years to take transport museums seriously as vehicles for the making of public histories. Drawing upon many years' experience of visiting and working in transport museums around the world, the authors argue that the sector's historical roots are more complex than is usually thought. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective but firmly rooted in the practice of making public histories, this book brings the study of transport museums firmly into the mainstream of academic and professional debate.>

Author : Gaynor Kavanagh
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780826430724

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Making Histories in Museums by Gaynor Kavanagh Pdf

This exciting new series recognizes the tremendous potential of museum-based histories and the ways in which they can engage people with ideas about the past. People encounter and use museums on many different levels - personal, social and intellectual - and access meanings that best fit their agendas. Histories in museums can stimulate the imagination, provoke discussion and increase our ability to question what we know. From this it can be deduced that history in museums is as much about the present as it is about the past; as much about how we feel as about what we know; as much about who we are as about who we have been. The first volume in the series, Making Histories in Museums, examines museological features, but deals particularly with hte historiographical issues that have presiously been underplayed. Each contributor looks at theoretical frameworks within a specific field of study, using case studies and comparisons of practice. Good practice is highlighted and potential ways forward explored. The book establishes the themes that will be the subject of more detailed study in later volumes. This series will prove an invaluable resource for all those concerned with or interested in museums - museum professionals, museum students, historians and students of history, as well as the general reader.

Author : Helmuth Trischler,Stefan Zeilinger
Publisher : NMSI Trading Ltd
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015061136415

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Tackling Transport by Helmuth Trischler,Stefan Zeilinger Pdf

In this book historians from museums and academia examine transport artefacts and the systems of mobility in which they are embedded. Large artefacts -- such as the Stephensons' Rocket locomotive, a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a Ford Model T -- are impressive manifestations of engineering ingenuity. They help museum visitors understand the design and use of the technologies that move people and goods. But they are also historical icons, so different audiences -- be they professional historians of technology or casual visitors -- will interpret them in different ways. In a transport exhibition individual artefacts can dominate a visitor's attention, overwhelming the themes expressed by other material. The power of such an artefact helps to attract interest, but at the same time endangers its incorporation into a larger system. Curators have to find ways to demonstrate the systemic nature of transport by integrating these objects with others: the smaller component artefacts, such as electrochemical batteries, pneumatic tyres and dashboards; and the social artefacts, such as drivers, consumers, rules and institutions. The authors consider a variety of transport artefacts, from pioneering steam locomotives and early automobile interiors, to jet engines and the automatically guided cars of the future. Those with curatorial responsibilities also reflect on how theoretical notions about transport can be expressed in the practical context of a museum, and how a reappraisal of visitors' responses to transport artefacts is leading to new ways of showcasing the history of mobility.

Author : Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Cheshire (England)
ISBN : UOM:39015057961313

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Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society by Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Pdf

Includes the Society's proceedings and list of members.

Author : Elijah Howarth,F. R. Rowley,W. Ruskin Butterfield,Charles Madeley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Museums
ISBN : UOM:39015079674761

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Museums Journal by Elijah Howarth,F. R. Rowley,W. Ruskin Butterfield,Charles Madeley Pdf

"Indexes to papers read before the Museums Association, 1890-1909. Comp. by Charles Madeley": v. 9, p. 427-452.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015065433024

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America, History and Life by Anonim Pdf

Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1844 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UOM:39015064843611

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The Book Review Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1080 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015066027981

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Book Review Index by Anonim Pdf

Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.

Author : John Willis
Publisher : Canadian Museum of History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Communication and traffic
ISBN : 0660196964

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More Than Words by John Willis Pdf

Features the work of more than twenty scholars from Canada and abroad on topics related to postal communications.

Author : Gaynor Kavanagh,Elizabeth Frostick
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023470060

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Making City Histories in Museums by Gaynor Kavanagh,Elizabeth Frostick Pdf

Museums are city phenomenon, one element within a suite of cultural institutions which most major urban centres support. However, museums now have a very different agenda from the time of their establishment in the nineteenth century. While the majority of cities have museums dedicated to exploring the city itself, the approach and range of interests vary enormously. What these museums have in common is a commitment to construct or propose an appropriate image of the city which can be engaged with by a broad spectrum of people. The contributors consider the making of city histories from very different perspectives and within a number of theoretical frameworks. They use case studies and comparisons of practice. In particular, good practice is highlighted and potential ways forward explored.

Author : David Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351186612

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Transport and Its Place in History by David Turner Pdf

Transport and mobility history is one of the most exciting areas of historical research at the present. As its scope expands, it entices scholars working in fields as diverse as historical geography, management studies, sociology, industrial archaeology, cultural and literary studies, ethnography, and anthropology, as well as those working in various strands of historical research. Containing contributions exploring transport and mobility history after 1800, this volume of eclectic chapters shows how new subjects are explored, new sources are being encountered, considered and used, and how increasingly diverse and innovative methodological lenses are applied to both new and well-travelled subjects. From canals to Concorde, from freight to passengers, from screen to literature, the contents of this book will therefore not only demonstrate the cutting edge of research, and deliver valuable new insights into the role and position of transport and mobility in history, but it will also evidence the many and varied directions and possibilities that exist for the field’s future development.

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1926 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015079755628

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Books
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121638089

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International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature Chiefly in the Fields of Arts and Humanities and the Social Sciences by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patricia H. Partnow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056467270

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Making History by Patricia H. Partnow Pdf

"Documents about the Alutiiq people of the Alaska Peninsula, written by outsiders, tell a familiar story of political subjugation, economic deprivation, and cultural loss. But recordings of oral traditions and personal histories by the Alutiiqs themselves tell a different tale. These narratives, woven together here with written records and scholarly commentary into an ethnohistory, show that Alutiiqs have been making their own history for millennia. Through stories and actions, Alutiiqs not only affect the course of their lives, but in so doing express a unique perception of the very nature of history. Illustrated with numerous photographs and maps, the author offers interviews and tales from storytellers from Alaska Peninsula villages. She gives historical and cultural context to each voice, allowing people to speak for themselves while helping readers comprehend the unspoken significance and implications each account contains. Alutiiq history is revealed here as an ongoing, complex, multivocal expression of a people's actions and reactions, decisions and compromises."--taken from back cover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Learning and scholarship
ISBN : UOM:39015057944939

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Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen wissenschaftlicher Literatur by Anonim Pdf