New publication from the Department of Museum Studies at University of Leicester Museums, Society, Inequality Edited by Richard Sandell Published by Routledge as part of the Museum Meanings series "Museums, Society, Inequality explores the wide-ranging social roles and responsibilities of museums. It brings together diverse perspectives which collectively seek to stimulate critical debate, to inform the work of practitioners and policy makers and to advance recognition of the agency of museums; their purposes, responsibilities and value to society”. Over 20 contributors offer fresh insights into a diverse range of topics. They offer thought provoking and, indeed, challenging ways of thinking about museum’s fundamental purposes. More information from http://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/newrsbook.htm To order a copy of Museums, Society, Inequality, (paperback £17.99) from the University of Leicester’s bookshop, please email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> with your request. A comprehensive catalogue of museum studies titles is also available from the Bookshop free of charge ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).