Reinventing Africa - Museums, Material Culture Popular Imagination in Late Victorian

Between 1890 and 1918, British colonial expansion in Africa led to the removal of many African artifacts that were subsequently brought to Britain and displayed. Annie Coombes argues that this activity had profound repercussions for the construction of a national identity within Britain itself--the effects of which are still with us today. Zusammenfassung British colonial expansion led to the display of many valuable African artifacts in Britain. This analysis covers the ways in which African peoples and their material culture were represented, the justifications for imperial expansion; and the effects this had on racial stereotyping.

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• Authors: Annie E. Coombes, Coombes Annie E.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.1997
• EAN: 9780300068900
• ISBN: 978-0-300-06890-0
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, European History, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, ART / History / General, Art of indigenous peoples, ART / Museum Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), ART / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, ART / African, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, British & Irish history, Relating to indigenous peoples, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Indigenous styles