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.

Sommario

Introduction
1. Histories, Contexts, Consciousness
2. Legacies
3. Performances
4. Transformations
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Emily Stokes-Rees is Associate Professor of Museum Studies at Syracuse University, USA.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emily Stokes-Rees
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781786609045
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-904-5
• Pagine: 268
• Serie: Asian Cultural Studies: Transn; IMAGINING ASIA; Asian Cultural Studies: Transnational and Dialogic Approaches
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology