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Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities
John M. Mackenzie
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Description for Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities
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Museums and empire is the first book to examine the origins and development of museums in six major regions if the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It analyses museum histories in thirteen major centres in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and South-East Asia, setting them into the economic and social contexts of the cities and colonies in which they were located. Written in a lively and informative style, it also touches upon the history of many other museums in Britain and other territories of the Empire. A number of key themes emerge from its pages; ... Read more
Museums and empire is the first book to examine the origins and development of museums in six major regions if the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It analyses museum histories in thirteen major centres in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and South-East Asia, setting them into the economic and social contexts of the cities and colonies in which they were located. Written in a lively and informative style, it also touches upon the history of many other museums in Britain and other territories of the Empire. A number of key themes emerge from its pages; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719083679
SKU
V9780719083679
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About John M. Mackenzie
John MacKenzie is Emeritus Professor of Imperial History, Lancaster University and holds Honorary Professorships at Aberdeen, St Andrews and Stirling, as well as an Honorary Fellowship at Edinburgh. -- .
Reviews for Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities
An outstanding and original book which deals both authoritatively and perceptively with an important but hitherto rather neglected aspect of imperial cultures. It is engrossing, deeply informative and beautifully written. There is no doubt that it will make a valuable contribution to scholarship across a range of disciplines, as well as enhancing the well-established Studies in Imperialism series.' Only ... Read more