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Museums and empire : natural history, human cultures and colonial identities /

By: Series: Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)Publication details: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, ©2010.Description: xv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780719083679
  • 0719083672
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Contents:
Canada : the origins of colonial museums -- Canada : the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto and the Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria -- South Africa : the South African Museum, Cape Town -- South Africa : the Albany Museum, Grahamstown -- Australia : museums in Sydney and Melbourne -- Australia : the South Australian Museum, Adelaide -- New Zealand/Aotearoa : the War Memorial Museum, Auckland -- New Zealand/Aotearoa : the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch -- Museums in Asia.
Summary: This text examines the origins and development of museums in six major regions of the British Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. It analyzes museum histories in 13 major centres in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and South-East Asia.
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Book Book Whitecliffe Library General Shelves General AM 41 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0008471

Originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Canada : the origins of colonial museums -- Canada : the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto and the Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria -- South Africa : the South African Museum, Cape Town -- South Africa : the Albany Museum, Grahamstown -- Australia : museums in Sydney and Melbourne -- Australia : the South Australian Museum, Adelaide -- New Zealand/Aotearoa : the War Memorial Museum, Auckland -- New Zealand/Aotearoa : the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch -- Museums in Asia.

This text examines the origins and development of museums in six major regions of the British Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. It analyzes museum histories in 13 major centres in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and South-East Asia.

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