Museum on the Roof of the World - Art, Politics, and the Representation of Tibet

Klappentext Begins with the British public's first encounter with Tibetan culture in 1854. This book examines the role of imperial collectors and photographers in representations of the region and visits competing museums of Tibet in India and Lhasa. Zusammenfassung Begins with the British public's first encounter with Tibetan culture in 1854. This book examines the role of imperial collectors and photographers in representations of the region and visits competing museums of Tibet in India and Lhasa.

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• Authors: Clare Harris, Clare E. Harris, Harris Clare E.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2014
• EAN: 9780226213170
• ISBN: 978-0-226-21317-0
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Buddhism and Modernity; Buddhism and Modernity; Buddhism and Modernity (CHUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Tibet, Cultural Studies, The arts: general issues, ART / Museum Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / China, ART / Asian / General, ART / Asian / Chinese, History of Art, East Asia, Far East, Asian History, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, The arts: general topics