Imagining Asia - Cultural Citizenship Nation Building in National Museums of

This book explores the development and influence of national museums in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau.

List of contents

Introduction

Part 1: 'Legacies'

Part 2: 'Performances'

Part 3: Transformations

Cusions

About the author

By Emily Stokes-Rees

Summary

From new museum construction to the re-purposing of colonial monuments, and from essentializednarratives to spaces which encourage visitors to dream, this book explores the development and influence of national museums in three contemporary Asian societies - Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Stokes-Rees
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781786609045
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-904-5
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Asian Cultural Studies: Transn; IMAGINING ASIA; Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology