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Archives, Museums and Collecting Practices in the Modern Arab World/ (Record no. 4927)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781409446165
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Title Archives, Museums and Collecting Practices in the Modern Arab World/
Statement of responsibility, etc. Sonja Mejcher-Atassi; John Pedro Schwartz
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Routledge;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 248p;
Dimensions 23x15cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Collecting has a long tradition in the Middle East but the museum as a public institution is relatively new. Today there are national museums for antiquities in most Arab countries. While in some cases the political and social climate has hindered the foundation of museums, with existing collections even destroyed at times, the recent museum boom in the Gulf States is again changing the outlook. This unique book is the first to explore collecting practices in archives and museums in the modern Arab world, featuring case studies of collecting practices in countries ranging from Egypt and Lebanon to Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and the Gulf, and providing a theoretical and methodological basis for future research. The authors are also concerned with investigating the relationship between past and present, since collecting practices tell us a great deal not only about the past but also about the ways we approach the past and present conceptions of our identities. Collections can be textual as well, as in the stories, memories or events selected, recalled, and retold in the pages of a text. As interest in memory studies as well as popular and visual culture grows in the Arab World, so collecting practices are at the heart of any critical approach to the past and the present in that region. The book will be of great interest not only to scholars and students of the modern Arab world but also to professionals in museums and collections in the region, as well as around the world.
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Language note English
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Topical term or geographic name entry element N400-3990 Art museums, galleries, etc.
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Geographic name Arab World
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Personal name Bou Ali, Nadia
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Personal name Doherty, Emily
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Personal name Sadek, Walid
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Personal name Sader, Hélène
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Personal name Shabout, Nada
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Personal name Tamari, Vera
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Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Collection Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
        Visual Arts SAF Reference Library SAF Reference Library 02/17/2025 SB16- Reading rooms- Requested by Moza Al Mazrouei   N400-3990 13.985 4927 02/17/2025 02/17/2025 Book
        Visual Arts SAF Reference Library SAF Reference Library 02/17/2025 SB16- Reading rooms- Requested by Moza Al Mazrouei   N400-3990 13.985   02/17/2025 02/17/2025 Book

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