Museums in China : the politics of representation after Mao /

Museums in China have undergone tremendous transformations since they first appeared in the country in the late nineteenth century. Futuristic, state-of-the-art museums have today become symbols of China's global cultural, economic and technological prominence, and over the last two decades, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Varutti, Marzia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2014.
Series:Heritage matters series ; v. 13.
Subjects:
Museums > China.
Museums > China > History.
Museums > Political aspects > China.
Museum techniques > China > History.
National characteristics, Chinese.
Musées > Chine.
Musées > Chine > Histoire.
Musées > Aspect politique > Chine.
Muséologie > Chine > Histoire.
Chinois.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Museum Administration & Museology.
REFERENCE > General.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Museum techniques
Museums
Museums > Political aspects
National characteristics, Chinese
China
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cultural heritage in China
  • Museums in China: origins and development
  • New actors in the Chinese museum world
  • Museum objects and the Chinese nation
  • The nation in the museum
  • The politics of the past
  • The representation of the past in China's museums
  • The politics of identity
  • The museum representation of ethnic minorities
  • Conclusion: the new museums of China.

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