I recommend these books, particularly Ames: - Ames, Michael (1992) Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes: the anthropology of museums. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. - Clifford, James (1997) Routes: Travel and Translation in the Late Twentieth Century. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. - Ivan Karp and Stephen Lavine, eds. (1991) Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. - George W. Stocking, Jr., ed. (1985) Objects and Others: Essays on Museums and Material Culture. Madison: Univerity of Wisconsin Press, pp.75-111. - Simpson, Moira (1996) Making Representations: Museums in the Post-Colonial Era. London: Routledge. Hope that's of some help - best of luck! Thirza Boychuk (MPhil student, University of Cambridge) ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= 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).