The Archival Book as an Experimental Dialogue in Public History

This article argues for a new genre of book making which I call an archival that is created to present material the public. The discussed here was published as commemorative volume in 2010, soon after centenary Indian physicist, Homi Bhabha. described attempted move away from celebratory coffee table format and focused instead on archives scientist. tries define key characteristics meant public not exclusively scholarly community challenges presenting this form. Finally, focuses inter-disciplinary nature book-making project collaborative way writers designer can work together order make accessible, especially countries where remain inaccessible general