{"product_id":"exchanging-objects-catherine-a-nichols-9781800730526","title":"Exchanging Objects: Nineteenth-Century Museum Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution","description":"\u003cp\u003e As an historical account of the exchange of \"duplicate specimens\" between anthropologists at the Smithsonian Institution and museums, collectors, and schools around the world in the late nineteenth century, this book reveals connections between both well-known museums and little-known local institutions, created through the exchange of museum objects. It explores how anthropologists categorized some objects in their collections as \"duplicate specimens,\" making them potential candidates for exchange. This historical form of what museum professionals would now call deaccessioning considers the intellectual and technical requirement of classifying objects in museums, and suggests that a deeper understanding of past museum practice can inform mission-driven contemporary museum work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine A. Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800730527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800730526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Catherine A. Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995940356351,"sku":"9781800730526","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9965caf-5f6f-486f-85d3-1d210ce979e8.jpg?v=1683338761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exchanging-objects-catherine-a-nichols-9781800730526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}