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    612-822-4611

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Promise of Cultural Institutions

Promise of Cultural Institutions

Carr, David
Adams, G. Rollie

Paperback

Series: American Association for State and Local History

General ReferenceAnthropology

ISBN10: 0759102929
ISBN13: 9780759102927
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Jun 18 2003
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.58 Width: 5.96 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
This thought-provoking collection of essays is essential reading for anyone who cares about cultural institutions and their role in the community of learners. These institutions-often museums or libraries-have the power to profoundly alter our sense of ourselves and of the world around us, but that power carries with it obligations. David Carr challenges us to contemplate both the effects and the responsibilities, to examine carefully the nuances of these experiences. Yet a visit to a cultural institution is itself only one act in the broader activity of learning throughout our lives. Carr has much to say about the experience of learning in its best sense and thus speaks not only to lovers of cultural institutions, but also to lovers of learning everywhere.

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