Museums, Collections and Social Repair in Vietnam

Museums, Collections, and Social Repair in Vietnam analyses the relationship between museums, collections, and social repair in contemporary Vietnam.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Museums, Collections and Social Repair; 2. Museums, Maritime Threats and Witnessing; 3. Museums, Relics and the Work for the Dead; 4. Museums, Documents and Social Repair; 5. Museums, Testimony and Curating the Dead; 6. Conclusion: Re-making the Future; Index

About the author

Graeme Were is Chair and Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of Bristol. His research interests include museums, heritage and material culture, and he has a regional specialism in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.

Summary

Museums, Collections, and Social Repair in Vietnam analyses the relationship between museums, collections, and social repair in contemporary Vietnam.

Product details

• Authors: Graeme Were, Graeme (University of Bristol) Were, Were Graeme
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032187921
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3218792-1
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Routledge Research on Museums and Heritage in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; REFERENCE / General, ART / Museum Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, South East Asia, Asian History, Library, archive and information management, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Encyclopaedias and reference works, Encyclopaedias & Reference Works, Library, Archive & Information Management