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Recent Submissions
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Rousham, Oxfordshire - preserving its place in history
(University of St Andrews, 1991) - ThesisThe development of the English Landscape Garden was a direct result of the political, social and cultural climate of 18th c. Britain. Rousham, Oxfordshire, as created by Charles Bridgeman and William Kent, may be seen as ... -
Museological criticism and museum practice : how far can museum practice be informed by museological criticism? : (with reference to the National Galleries of Scotland and the Royal Museums of Scotland)
(University of St Andrews, 1992) - ThesisIn this dissertation I will be looking at a selective range of museological criticism that has been applied to the educative purpose and functions of museums and more specifically to galleries from the mid-nineteenth century ... -
A brief history of the North American ethnographic collections in six Scottish museums
(University of St Andrews, 1993) - ThesisStarting in the late 18th century, when Captain Cook's crews numbered many Scots among them, and throughout the 19th century, when trade and exploration between the "Old" and" New" World particularly flourished, strong ... -
Into the past : nationalism and heritage in the neoliberal age
(University of St Andrews, 2017-12-08) - ThesisThis thesis examines the ideological nexus of nationalism and heritage under the social conditions of neoliberalism. The investigation aims to demonstrate how neoliberal economics stimulate the irrationalism manifest in ... -
Memorials of endurance and adventure : exhibiting British polar exploration, 1819 – c.1939
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-22) - ThesisOver eighty polar-themed exhibitions were held in Britain between 1819 and the 1930s, a time of intense exploration of both the Arctic and Antarctic. These varied from panoramas and human exhibits to displays of ‘relics’, ...
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