Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America

Schwarzer, Marjorie

ISBN 10: 1933253053 / ISBN 13: 9781933253053

Published by American Association of Museums, 2012

About this Item

This is the 2012 updated edition! Book is in excellent condition showing light rubbing to surfaces, faint smudging/scuffing to text block, corner tips modestly rubbed and curled, slight creasing to bottom corner of back cover, minor shelving wear to edges; otherwise in great shape with a sharp interior--tight binding with clean, bright pages throughout. A nice copy! Oversized--additional postage may be requested for shipping overseas. Updated Edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America
• Publisher: American Association of Museums
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933253053
• ISBN 13: 9781933253053
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

Highly illustrated, exhaustively researched, and eminently readable, Riches, Rivals and Radicals describes the rise of the museums in America from the early 20th century to the early 21st―a story that parallels the historic changes in the United States. Through the decades, museums transformed themselves from cabinets of curiosity to centers of civic pride and prestige, stewards of who and what we are, our shared heritage, good and bad. The museum story is "filled with many notable and even some notorious characters," writes Marjorie Schwarzer, chair of the museum studies department at John F. Kennedy University. "How the American museum got to where it is today has required a long journey, sometimes arduous, often fascinating." Published in celebration of AAM's centennial and The Year of the Museum.

About the Author

Marjorie Schwarzer served as chair and professor of museum studies at John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California, from 1996 to 2011.