Civic Laboratories: Museums, cultural objecthood and the governance of the social

Cultural Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 521-547

  Bennett, Tony ^a  

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Author keywords

Civic; Cultural diversity; Laboratory; Liberal government; Museum; Science studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244451849     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502380500365416     Document Type: Article

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