Articles liés à Life on Display: Revolutionizing U.S. Museums of Science...
Life on Display: Revolutionizing U.S. Museums of Science and Natural History in the Twentieth Century - Couverture rigide
Synopsis
Rich with archival detail and compelling characters, Life on Display uses the history of biological exhibitions to analyze museums' shifting roles in twentieth-century American science and society. Karen A. Rader and Victoria E. M. Cain chronicle profound changes in these exhibitions - and the institutions that housed them - between 1910 and 1990, ultimately offering new perspectives on the history of museums, science, and science education. Rader and Cain explain why science and natural history museums began to welcome new audiences between the 1900s and the 1920s and chronicle the turmoil that resulted from the introduction of new kinds of biological displays. They describe how these displays of life changed dramatically once again in the 1930s and 1940s, as museums negotiated changing, often conflicting interests of scientists, educators, and visitors. The authors then reveal how museum staffs, facing intense public and scientific scrutiny, experimented with wildly different definitions of life science and life science education from the 1950s through the 1980s. The book concludes with a discussion of the influence that corporate sponsorship and blockbuster economics wielded over science and natural history museums in the century's last decades. A vivid, entertaining study of the ways science and natural history museums shaped and were shaped by understandings of science and public education in the twentieth-century United States, Life on Display will appeal to historians, sociologists, and ethnographers of American science and culture, as well as museum practitioners and general readers.
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
À propos de l?auteur
Karen A. Rader is associate professor in the Department of History at Virginia Commonwealth University. Victoria E. M. Cain is assistant professor in the Department of History at Northeastern University.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Acheter neuf
Afficher cet article
EUR 230,81
EUR 26,26 expédition depuis Etats-Unis vers France
Destinations, frais et délais
Résultats de recherche pour Life on Display: Revolutionizing U.S. Museums of Science...
Image fournie par le vendeur
Life on display: revolutionizing US museums of science and natural history in the Twentieth century.
Edité par
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014., 2014
ISBN 10 : 022607966X
ISBN 13 : 9780226079660
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, Australie
Évaluation du vendeur 4 sur 5 étoiles
Octavo,467 pp.,black and white photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Rich with archival detail and compelling characters, Life on Display uses the history of biological exhibitions to analyze museums' shifting roles in twentieth-century American science and society. Karen A. Rader and Victoria E. M. Cain chronicle profound changes in these exhibitions - and the institutions that housed them - between 1910 and 1990, ultimately offering new perspectives on the history of museums, science, and science education. Rader and Cain explain why science and natural history museums began to welcome new audiences between the 1900s and the 1920s and chronicle the turmoil that resulted from the introduction of new kinds of biological displays. They describe how these displays of life changed dramatically once again in the 1930s and 1940s, as museums negotiated changing, often conflicting interests of scientists, educators, and visitors. The authors then reveal how museum staffs, facing intense public and scientific scrutiny, experimented with wildly different definitions of life science and life science education from the 1950s through the 1980s. N° de réf. du vendeur 37332
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Image d'archives
Life on Display: Revolutionizing U.S. Museums of Science and Natural History in the Twentieth Century
Edité par
University of Chicago Press, 2014
ISBN 10 : 022607966X
ISBN 13 : 9780226079660
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. HARDCOVER Acceptable - This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. Standard-sized. N° de réf. du vendeur M022607966XZ4
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Image fournie par le vendeur
Life on Display: Revolutionizing U.S. Museums of Science and Natural History in the Twentieth Century
Edité par
University of Chicago Press, 2014
ISBN 10 : 022607966X
ISBN 13 : 9780226079660
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : Dream Books Co., Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Etat : good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! N° de réf. du vendeur DBV.022607966X.G
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Image d'archives
Life on Display: Revolutionizing U.S. Museums of Science and Natural History in the Twentieth Century
Edité par
University of Chicago Press, 2014
ISBN 10 : 022607966X
ISBN 13 : 9780226079660
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : dsmbooks, Liverpool, Royaume-Uni
Évaluation du vendeur 4 sur 5 étoiles
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Good. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book. N° de réf. du vendeur D8S0-3-M-022607966X-6
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Image d'archives
Life on Display: Revolutionizing U.S. Museums of Science and Natural History in the Twentieth Century
Edité par
University of Chicago Press, 2014
ISBN 10 : 022607966X
ISBN 13 : 9780226079660
Neuf
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : Toscana Books, AUSTIN, TX, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Hardcover. Etat : new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. N° de réf. du vendeur Scanned022607966X
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)