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“Misplaced objects: migrations collections and collections in Europe and the Americas” by Silvia Spitta
“”When things move, things change.” Starting from this deceptively simple premise, Silvia Spitta opens a fascinating window onto the profound displacements and transformations that have occurred over the six centuries since material objects and human subjects began circulating between Europe and the Americas.”
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See also:
http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/spimis.html
http://hemisphericinstitute.org/hemi/es/e-misferica-62/ames
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/features/podcasts/2009/spitta.html
The recommended titles are in the Library of the International Institute. If you are interested in reading this recommendation, you can check its availability at catalog of the library
Misplaced objects: migrations collections and recollections in Europe and the Americas / Silvia Spitta. —Austin: University of Texas Press, cop. 2009. — XII, 280 p. : ill. ; 31cm
ISBN 978-0-292-71897-5
E 18.75 .S66 2009
R. 98845
