Beyond the glass case
Subtitle: the past, the heritage, and the public
By: Nick Merriman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781315432977
Subjects: Historic sites; Conservation and restoration; Public opinion; Antiquities; Collection and preservation; Cultural property; Protection; Excavations (Archaeology); Historical museums; Cultural policy; Museum attendance; Lieux historiques; Conservation et restauration; Opinion publique; Fouilles (Archéologie); Histoire; Musées; Fréquentation
Notes: This unabridged edition published 2000 by UCL Institute of Archaeology.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The death of the past and the growth of heritage; title: 3. The past as discourse; title: 4. Patterns in museum and heritage visiting; title: 5. Public attitudes; title: 6. Explaining the consumption of heritage; title: 7. Archaeology and alternatives : sanctioned and non-sanctioned approaches to the past; title: 8. Gaining a sense of the past; title: 9. Opening up museums.