The crisis of representation in archaeological museums

Cultural Resource Management in Contemporary Society: Perspectives on Managing and Presenting the Past

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 300-309

  Merriman, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203208779     Document Type: Chapter

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