Civilizing Rituals

<p>Illustrated with over fifty photos <em>Civilizing Rituals</em> merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community.</p><p>Carol Duncan looks at how nations institutions and private individuals present art and how art museums are shaped by cultural social and political determinants.</p><p><em>Civilizing Rituals</em> is ideal reading for students of art history and museum studies and professionals in the field will also find much of interest here.</p>