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Museums and the Paradox of Change(3rd Edition)
by Robert R. Janes
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-51643-3, ISBN: 0-415-51643-9

"Museums throughout the world are under increasing pressure in the wake of the 2008/2009 economic recession and the many pressing social and environmental issues that are assuming priority. The major focus of concern in the global museum community is the sustainability of museums in light of these pressures, not to mention falling attendance and the challenges of the digital world. Museums and the Paradox of Change provides a detailed ac ..."






Museums In A Troubled World(1st Edition)
(Museum Meanings)
by Robert R. Janes
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-46301-0, ISBN: 0-415-46301-7

"Are Museums Irrelevant? Museums are rarely acknowledged in the global discussion of climate change, environmental degradation, the inevitability of depleted fossil fuels, and the myriad local issues concerning the well-being of particular communities – suggesting the irrelevance of museums as social institutions. At the same time, there is a growing preoccupation among museums with the marketplace, and museums, unwittingly or not, are ..."






Museum Activism(1st Edition)
(Museum Meanings)
by Robert R. Janes, Richard Sandell
Paperback, 436 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-6997-4, ISBN: 0-8153-6997-2

"Only a decade ago, the notion that museums, galleries and heritage organisations might engage in activist practice, with explicit intent to act upon inequalities, injustices and environmental crises, was met with scepticism and often derision. Seeking to purposefully bring about social change was viewed by many within and beyond the museum community as inappropriately political and antithetical to fundamental professional values. Today, ..."






Museum Management and Marketing(Updated)
(Leicester Readers in Museum Studies)
by Richard Sandell, Robert R. Janes
Paperback, 420 Pages, Published 2007 by Routledge
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-39629-5, ISBN: 0-415-39629-8

"Drawing together a selection of high quality, intellectually robust and stimulating articles on both theoretical and practice-based developments in the field, this Reader investigates the closely linked areas of management and marketing in the museum. The articles, from established and world-renowned contributors, practitioners and writers at the leading edge of their fields, deal with the museum context of management and how marketing ..."






Museum Activism
(Museum Meanings)
by Robert R. Janes, Richard Sandell
Hardcover, 406 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-6996-7, ISBN: 0-8153-6996-4

"This makes the book essential reading for scholars and students of museum and heritage studies, gallery studies, arts and heritage management, and politics."






Museums in a Troubled World(1st Edition)
Irrelevance, Collapse or Renewal (Museum Meanings)
by Robert R. Janes
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-46300-3, ISBN: 0-415-46300-9

"This volume is a constructive examination of what is wrong with contemporary museums, written from an insider's perspective that is grounded in both hope and pragmatism."






Looking Reality in the Eye(2nd Edition)
Museums and Social Responsibility
by Robert R. Janes, Gerald T. Conaty, Beth Carter, Susan Pointe, Douglas Worts, Paul Tapsell, Janet Pieschel, Ruth J. Abram, Glenn C. Sutter, Joanne Dicosimo, Michele Gallant, Gillian Kydd, Emlyn H. Koster, Stephen H. Baumann, Gerald Thomas Conaty
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Calgary Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-55238-143-4, ISBN: 1-55238-143-9

"The articles in this book are outstanding examples of socially responsible museum work, based on the premise that museums, galleries and science centres must move beyond education and entertainment to embrace socially relevant missions. Being a socially responsible museum means addressing issues of relevance to one's community, as well as identifying issues and challenges where a museum's expertise can make a positive difference. This b ..."






Museums and the Paradox of Change(2nd Edition)
A Case Study in Urgent Adaptation
by Robert R. Janes, Glenbow Museum
Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 1997 by Univ Of Calgary Pr
ISBN-13: 978-1-895379-07-5, ISBN: 1-895379-07-5

"A detailed case study of a Canadian museum adapting to change, by the museum's president and CEO. This second edition includes a new foreword and a new chapter updating the reader on Glenbow developments since 1995. Includes contributions from museum staff and essays by Canadian and international museum directors, plus b&w photos and fold- out organizational charts. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or."






Museums and Societal Collapse(1st Edition)
by Janes, Robert R.
Paperback, 180 Pages, Published 2023 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-03-238224-1, ISBN: 1-03-238224-4






Museums and the Paradox of Change
A Case Study in Urgent Adaptation
by Robert R. Janes, Glenbow Museum
Paperback, 193 Pages, Published 1995 by Glenbow Museum
ISBN-13: 978-1-895379-34-1, ISBN: 1-895379-34-2






Thule pioneers(1st Edition)
(Occasional papers of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre)
by Robert R. Janes, Carolynn Bielawski Kobelka, E. Bielawski
Paperback, 110 Pages, Published 1986 by Prince Of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
ISBN-13: 978-0-7708-3821-8, ISBN: 0-7708-3821-9






Museums without Borders
Selected Writings of Robert R. Janes
by Robert R. Janes
Paperback, 430 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-90637-2, ISBN: 1-138-90637-9

"Drawing together nearly 40 years of experience, Museums without Borders presents the key works of one of the most respected practitioners and scholars in the field. Through these selected writings, Robert R. Janes demonstrates that museums have a broader role to play in society than is conventionally assumed. He approaches the fundamental questions of why museums exist and what they mean in terms of identity, community, and the future o ..."






Museums and Societal Collapse
(Hardcover)
by Robert R. Janes
Hardcover, Published 2023 by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
ISBN-13: 978-1-03-238226-5, ISBN: 1-03-238226-0






Museum Activism
by Robert R. Janes, Richard Sandell
406 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-351-25102-0, ISBN: 1-351-25102-3

"Abreu, R. and Chagas, M. S. (2007) 'Museu da Maré: Memórias e narrativas a favor da dignidade social', Revista Musas, 3: 130–52. ... pratique [Course open to master and doctorate students],' Séminaire de muséologie brésilienne, Ecole du Louvre, Paris, 23–27 January. ... Belo Horizonte: Favela é Isso Aí. Moutinho, M. ( 2014) 'Entre os museus de Foucault e os museus complexos', Revista Musa, No."






Museums and the Paradox of Change(3rd Edition)
by Robert R. Janes
Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-51642-6, ISBN: 0-415-51642-0

"Museums throughout the world are under increasing pressure in the wake of the 2008/2009 economic recession and the many pressing social and environmental issues that are assuming priority. The major focus of concern in the global museum community is the sustainability of museums in light of these pressures, not to mention falling attendance and the challenges of the digital world. Museums and the Paradox of Change provides a detailed ac ..."






Museums without Borders
Selected Writings of Robert R. Janes
by Robert R. Janes
Hardcover, 430 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-90636-5, ISBN: 1-138-90636-0

"Drawing together nearly 40 years of experience, Museums without Borders presents the key works of one of the most respected practitioners and scholars in the field. Through these selected writings, Robert R. Janes demonstrates that museums have a broader role to play in society than is conventionally assumed. He approaches the fundamental questions of why museums exist and what they mean in terms of identity, community, and the future o ..."






Spider-Man
Deadly Dust [VHS]
by Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Joanna Cameron, Robert Janes, Jack Whitman, Ron Satlof, Charles W. Fries, Daniel R. Goodman, Robert Alda, David Newhouse, Michael Pataki, Erwin Dumbrille, directed by Ron Satlof
Vhs Tape, Published 1997 by Rhino / Wea
Animated, Color, Ep, Ntsc
ISBN-13: 978-1-56605-329-7, ISBN: 1-56605-329-3

"Student/photographer Peter Parker's alter ego, Spider-Man, is suspected when his fellow students steal plutonium to make an atomic bomb. Oh, what a tangled web... From the original live-action television series."






Museums without Borders
Selected Writings of Robert R. Janes
by Robert R. Janes
430 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-44323-0, ISBN: 1-317-44323-3

"Costis Dallas, Edward M. Luby and Richard Sandell deserve special mention for reading my initial proposal and providing their unstinting support and encouragement when this book was only an idea. I am indebted to Joy Davis, Kris Morrissey, and Darren Peacock for reviewing the introductions and epilogue, and providing a wealth of comments that have improved this book far beyond what I was capable of achieving on my own. I particular ..."






Scholars' Guide to Washington, D.C., for Peace and International Security Studies
(Woodrow Wilson Center Press)
by Professor Robert W. Janes, Katherine R. Tromble
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 1995 by The Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-5219-0, ISBN: 0-8018-5219-6

"A survey of Washington, D.C., area collections, organizations, and agencies, this Scholars' Guide describes scholarly resources for peace studies and international security studies. Among other topics, coverage includes disarmament, environmental issues, international law, military history, and peace theory and research. Four hundred twenty-one institutions are covered, out of more than 750 surveyed in the course of the project.Collecti ..."






Museums in a Troubled World
by Robert R. Janes
Ebook, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-134-04168-8, ISBN: 1-134-04168-3

"I am indebted to Marjorie Schwarzer, professor and chairof museums studies at John F. Kennedy University, for cementing the connection between Berry's aspirations and the relevance of museums. I can do no better than quote Schwarzer directly, who responded with the following when I questioned herabout thevalue of museumsin contemporary society: If not forthe museologicalimpulse, therewould be NO memorials, NOresources andNOcaretak ..."



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