Beyond the Prado: Museums and Identity in Democratic Spain Tapa dura - 2000

Liverpool University Press. Used - Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear. Very Good. (Subject: Art History).

Liverpool U P, 1999. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders trackable, others on request.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. xiv, 222pp., illus. With dustwrapper. Binding sound, text unmarked.

Liverpool University Press, January 1999. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good Dustjacket. Light soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

Liverpool University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. Black and white illustrations. Argues that Spanish state and regional leaders consciously used the power of museums to foster democratic identity in the country's citizens with the death of Francisco Franco's long dictatorship in 1975. Case studies include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Sephardic Museum in Toledo, and IVAM, the modern contemporary art Museum in Valencia.

Liverpool, University Press. 2000. Original publisher's gray cloth spine, gray paper covered boards, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: 222pp., illustrations, conclusion, notes, index. Fine copy.

Liverpool, Liverpool University Press. 2000. Original publisher's gray cloth spiner, gray paper covered boards, silver title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xvi, 222pp., illustrated, conclusion, notes, index. Very fine copy.

-Liverpool University Press, 2000-. First UK edition. xiv+222 pages with index. Illustrated. Cloth and boards. Fine in dustjacket. When Franco died in 1975, the transitional government in Spain set out to create a democracy that celebrated rather than suppressed regional and ethnic diversity. The author of this study argues that Spanish state and regional leaders have consciously used the power of museums to foster democratic identity in the country's citizens. Case studies such as the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, the Sephardic Museum in Toledo, and the modern contemporary art museum in Valencia, reveal how museums and their exhibitions have touched off vigorous debates around such issues as Basque autonomy, the relationship of art museums and policies, Catalan identity, and the opposing pull of local and global cultures. Holo chronicles how neglect of the Prado and acquisition of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection have affected Spain's public image and describes the controversies surrounding Picasso's… Leer más

-Liverpool University Press, 2000-. First UK edition. xiv+222 pages with index. Illustrated. Cloth and boards. Fine in dustjacket. When Franco died in 1975, the transitional government in Spain set out to create a democracy that celebrated rather than suppressed regional and ethnic diversity. The author of this study argues that Spanish state and regional leaders have consciously used the power of museums to foster democratic identity in the country's citizens. Case studies such as the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, the Sephardic Museum in Toledo, and the modern contemporary art museum in Valencia, reveal how museums and their exhibitions have touched off vigorous debates around such issues as Basque autonomy, the relationship of art museums and policies, Catalan identity, and the opposing pull of local and global cultures. Holo chronicles how neglect of the Prado and acquisition of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection have affected Spain's public image and describes the controversies surrounding Picasso's… Leer más

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