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Antiques Roadshow
Archaeological Fieldwork
Author_Nick Merriman
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Contemporary Society
Cultural Deterrents
cultural memory studies
culture
Culture Vultures
Dominant Ideology Thesis
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Frequent Museum Visitors
heritage
Heritage Boom
Heritage Presentations
Heritage Visitors
ideology in heritage
images
inclusive heritage interpretation
International Monetary Fund
Loch Ness Monster
Low Status Respondents
Metal Detector Users
museum
museum audience engagement
Museum Visitors
NASM
peoples
presentations
Primary Habitus
public archaeology
qualitative visitor research
Rare Visitors
representation theory
Social Reproduction
Strong Status Effects
Town Halls
Treasure Hunting
visit
visiting
vultures
Walsall Museum
West Germany
Product details
- ISBN 9781138404588
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 11 Jul 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The book is the result of a nationwide survey in the UK that measured public use of and attitudes to the past, archaeology and collecting. The author reviews this research in the light of contemporary theory on ideology and representation and goes on to develop a convincing explanation for the failure of museums and similar institutions to connect with the majority of the public. Merriman marshals the empirical and theoretical work to make a powerful case for a new approach to attract the under served populations; one which encourages a view of the museum as a service helping its public to see, understand and engage with its own personal, local and multi-faceted past.
