Politics, Archaeology and the Creation of a National Museum of Ireland: An Expression of National Life

Author:   Elizabeth Crooke
Publisher:   Irish Academic Press Ltd
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9780716527299


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   March 2001
Format:   Hardback
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Politics, Archaeology and the Creation of a National Museum of Ireland: An Expression of National Life


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A study of the political and social values underpinning interest in Irish archaeology and the establishment of the first public or national museum in Ireland, the Dublin Museum of Science and Art, later re-established as the National Museum of Ireland. It examines the value systems and ideological beliefs inherent in the museum-building process and shows that the complexity of Irish history and politics is mirrored in the range of attitudes to the Irish past. These are revealed in the care and ownership of the material remains of antiquity. The social and political role of museum collections is explored through the history of museum provision in Dublin. Elizabeth Crooke shows how a certain vision of the Irish nation has shaped, and continues to shape, the core of archaeology and the work of museums in contemporary Ireland.

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Author:   Elizabeth Crooke
Publisher:   Irish Academic Press Ltd
Imprint:   Irish Academic Press Ltd
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780716527299


ISBN 10:   0716527294
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   March 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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