Museums in China - The Politics of Representation After Mao

An examination of museums in China, surveying their development from the nineteenth century, and looking in particular at their incredible recent proliferation.

List of contents

Introduction
Cultural Heritage in China
Museums in China: Origins and Development
New Actors in the Chinese Museum World
Museum Objects and the Chinese Nation
The Nation in the Museum
The Politics of the Past
The Representation of the Past in China's Museums
The Politics of Identity
The Museum Representation of Ethnic Minorities
Techniques and Sites of Display of Ethnic Minorities
Conclusions: the New Museums of China
Appendix: List of museums in China visited by the author
Bibliography and References

About the author

Marzia Varutti

Product details

• Authors: Marzia Varutti
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2014
• EAN: 9781843838883
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-888-3
• No. of pages: 203
• Dimensions: 251 mm x 175 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Heritage Matters
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)