The New Town Square
eBook - ePub

The New Town Square

Museums and Communities in Transition

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eBook - ePub

The New Town Square

Museums and Communities in Transition

About this book

In this lyrical volume Robert R. Archibald explores a growing crisis of modern America: the dissolution of place that leads to a dangerous rupture of community. Community_born historically within the collective space of the town square where citizens come together to share stories and make meaning of their common histories_is dissipating as Americans are increasingly isolated from that shared space and are being submerged into an individualistic consumer monoculture with disregard for the common good. This volume examines how public history museums and historians can help restore community by offering a source of identity for people and their places, becoming a wellspring of community and an incubator of democracy, a consciousness of connection with a responsibility to those in our past and future. The New Town Square offers its readers a space to understand and celebrate the shared space of community, and is a vital resource for public historians and those interested in restoring the meaning of community.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
2004
eBook ISBN
9780759115637
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY BOOK SERIES
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: The Past as Context
  7. CHAPTER 1 - Creating a Place
  8. CHAPTER 2 - The Power of Place
  9. CHAPTER 3 - Sharing the Story
  10. CHAPTER 4 - Making Connections
  11. CHAPTER 5 - Contemplating Change
  12. CHAPTER 6 - The Call of Wildness
  13. CHAPTER 7 - Sustaining the Future
  14. CHAPTER 8 - Touring a Culture
  15. CHAPTER 9 - A Wonderful Place
  16. CHAPTER 10 - Under Construction
  17. Index
  18. About the Author