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Translating museums : a counterhistory of South Asian museology /

Shaila Bhatti's immersive study of the Lahore Museum in Pakistan is one of the first books to offer an in-depth historical and ethnographic analysis of a South Asian museum. Bhatti thus presents an alternative example of visitor experience and museum practice to that of the West, which has been...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bhatti, Shaila, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2012.
Colección:Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Critical perspectives on cultural heritage.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • List of Illustrations; Note on Translation and Transliteration; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Museums in Translation: The Birth of the Museum in Colonial India; 2. Colonial Mementos to Postcolonial Imaginings: The Transformation of the Lahore Museum; 3. Museum Archons: The Habitual Discourse of the Lahore Museum; 4. Visiting the Museum: Curiosity about the Ajaib Ghar; 5. Nokta Nazar of the Lahore Museum's 'Audience'; Epilogue; Glossary; Notes; References; Index; About the Author.