Domesticating History
The Political Origins ofAmericas House Museums, Patricia West. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12415641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David L Browman (Washington University in St. Louis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 24-24 |
| Publication date | 1999-11-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-4740 • E-ISSN: 2047-6930 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5334/bha.09205 |
| OpenAlex | W2120803587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The standard works on the origins of the historical preservation movement in the United States are Hosmer's two volumes (1965, 1981) . West takes a slightly different approach in this work, using the development of four specific house museums (Mount Vemon, the Orchard House of Louisa May A1con, Monticello, and the Booker T. Washington National Monument) as foils to by which to develop more of the social context of the respective periods of formation, and the political institutions involved. She argues (p. xii) that "house museums are products as well as purveyors of his tory", that "house museums are and always have been about politics" and that as scholars we must understand that actual histories of house museums have often been superseded by "creation myths" which have evolved associated with the museums as part of the cultural politics of the context of their formation. This has clear implications for the history of archaeology, not only in terms of the context and worldview of the 1 9th century development of museum theory, but also in terns of the use of archaeology in the 20th century as part of the myth building process. The 180 pages of text developing this theme are well-documented by 70 pages of supporting notes
Archaeology · Art history · Context (archaeology · Institution · Mount · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Theme (computing · Archaeological Research and Protection · Classics · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2019 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |