<P>Illustrated with over fifty photos, <EM>Civilizing Rituals</EM> merges contemporary debates with lively discussion and explores central issues involved in the making and displaying of art as industry and how it is presented to the community.</P><P></P><P>Carol Duncan looks at how nations, institutions and private individuals present art , and how art museums are shaped by cultural, social and political determinants.</P><P></P><P><EM>Civilizing Rituals</EM> is ideal reading for students of art history and museum studies, and professionals in the field will also find much of interest here.</P>