Negotiating authentic objects and authentic selves: Beyond the deconstruction of authenticity

Journal of Material Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-203

  Jones, Siân ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

authenticity; conservation; heritage; identity; modernity; place

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ESTHETICS; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; MATERIAL CULTURE; MODERNITY;

EID: 77957042510     PISSN: 13591835     EISSN: 14603586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359183510364074     Document Type: Article

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