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Recounts the massive reconfiguration of Paris' museum world that resulted from Jacques Chirac's dream, set against a backdrop of personal and national politics, intellectual life, and the role of culture in French society.

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"Sally Price has a gift for capturing the tone and spirit with which people choose to represent themselves. This is a well-told story that represents a major contribution to the field and offers an accessible introduction to some key issues in museum politics." - Christopher B. Steiner, author of African Art in Transit"

Paris Primitive

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A Paperback / softback by Sally Price

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 01/10/2007
    ISBN13: 9780226680705, 978-0226680705
    ISBN10: 0226680703
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    Architecture: public and commercial Exhibition catalogues and specific collections The arts: general topics

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Recounts the massive reconfiguration of Paris' museum world that resulted from Jacques Chirac's dream, set against a backdrop of personal and national politics, intellectual life, and the role of culture in French society.

    Trade Review
    "Sally Price has a gift for capturing the tone and spirit with which people choose to represent themselves. This is a well-told story that represents a major contribution to the field and offers an accessible introduction to some key issues in museum politics." - Christopher B. Steiner, author of African Art in Transit"

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