Stuffed Animals And Pickled Heads: The Culture Of Natural History Museums

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.

• | By (Author): Stephen T. (Professor Of Philosophy And Interdisciplinary Humanities, Professor Of Philosophy And Interdisciplinary Humanities, Columbia College, Chicago) Asma
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• | Publication Date: May 15, 2003
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 318 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0195163362
• | ISBN-13: 9780195163360