Family ties : living history in Canadian house museums /

House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it fel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Terry, Andrea, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Colección:McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation studies in art history.
Temas:
Dundurn Castle (Hamilton, Ont.)
Mackenzie House (Toronto, Ont.)
1800-1899
Historic house museums > Canada > Case studies.
Historic buildings > Canada > Case studies.
Dwellings > Canada > History > 19th century.
Material culture > Canada > History > 19th century.
Maisons historiques (Musées) > Canada > Études de cas.
Habitations > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Culture matérielle > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Dwellings.
Historic buildings.
Historic house museums.
Manners and customs.
Material culture.
Historische Stätte.
Museum.
Haus.
Living History.
Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site (Montréal, Québec)
Canada > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Lieu historique national de Sir-George-Étienne-Cartier (Montréal, Québec)
Canada > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Canada.
Québec > Montréal > Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1 Artifactual experiences : the interplay of history, objects, and memory
  • part one. Communal commitments to the nation : Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, ON
  • 2. Imperialist idealizations and curatorial strategies in the domestic sphere
  • 3 "Deck the halls" : performing dominance in multicultural Canada
  • part two. Personalizing Canadian nationalism : Cartier House, Montreal, QC
  • 4. Tactical pacts : Parks Canada, the Québécois, and confederation
  • 5. The political dimensions of personal memories
  • part three. Heritage-as-resource in the global marketplace : Mackenzie House, Toronto, ON
  • 6. Toronto's branded histories : sustaining nationalist agendas in a global city
  • 7. Soft selling diversity in a hard realm
  • Conclusion.

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