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Ratings: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
Genre: #Anthropology #MuseumStudies #CulturalStudies #Academic

Book Review:
This book by Mary Bouquet combines museum studies and anthropology, providing a clear and concise summary of key ideas, debates, and texts in the field. Part of the Berg Key Texts in Anthropology of Visual and Material Culture series, it examines ways to address the social relations of museums embedded in their sites, collections, and exhibitions as an integral part of visual and material culture. The book incorporates several histories: those of museums, anthropology, collecting and display, and colonialism. It is particularly crucial for its international perspective, which is absent from most studies of the subject. Using selected, globally based case studies to highlight and exemplify important issues, the book also contains suggested further reading for each chapter. This is essential reading for students of anthropology and museum studies, as well as museum professionals seeking a deeper understanding of their field.