Museums and Empire

Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities

By:

John M. MacKenzie

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Studies in imperialism

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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; the development of elites within colonial towns and cities; the emergence of the full range of cultural institutions associated with this; and the reception and modification of the key scientific ideas of the age. It will be essential reading for students and academics concerned with museum studies and imperial history and to a wider public devoted to the cause of museums and heritage -- .

Author Biography:

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. -- .

Release date NZ

October 1st, 2010

Author

John M. MacKenzie

Audience

Undergraduate

Illustrations

Illustrations, black & white

Pages

272

Series

Studies in imperialism

Dimensions

156x234x16

ISBN-13

9780719083679

Product ID

7752946

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