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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
      Published 1 October 2007
      ISBN-13 9780226680705
      978-0226680705
      ISBN-10 0226680703
      Also in:
      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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