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Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture of Natural History Museums Asma
Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture of Natural History Museums
Asma
The natural history museum is a place where the line between "high" and "low" culture effectively vanishes - where our awe of nature, our taste for the bizarre and our thirst for knowledge all blend together. But, as this text shows, there is more going on in these institutions than just smart fun.
318 pages, numerous halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 15, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195163360 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 21 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |
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