Exhibiting America, the smithsonian´s national history museum, 1881-2018 /
David K. Allison [y] Hannah Peterson.
- 415 páginas : Ilustraciones (color) ; 26 cm.
Incluye anexos.
Bibliografía: páginas [415].
Chapter1: Introduccion -- Chapter2: The Nation´s attic (1876-1964) -- Chapter3: A Museum of history and technology(1964-1969) -- Chapter4: Celebrating America´s Bicentennial (1969-1979) -- Chapter5: A National Museum of American History (1979-2001) -- Chapter6: What Does it mean to be american? (2001-2018) -- Chapter7: Reflections.
"Exhibiting America explores the varied ways that the smithsonians national museum of America History -- under different names over the years -- conveyed the story of america to millions of annual visitors in its first 137 years. While Nmahs size and prominent location in the nations capital have usually meant its leaders aspired to grand visions, often the realities of exhibition development have tempered and reshaped its exhibitions in unexpected and provocative ways..."--cobertura trasera.
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