UID:
almahu_9947413524802882
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 190 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781782042105 (ebook)
Content:
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, the number of Chinese museums has increased at an unprecedented rate, with China set to become the country with the highest number of museums in the world. But why have museums become so important?〈BR〉This book, based on extensive research in a number of the museums themselves, examines recent changes in their display methods, narratives, actors and architectural style. It also considers their representations of Chinese national identity, millenarian history and extraordinary cultural diversity. Through an analysis of the changes affecting not only what we observe 〈I〉through〈/I〉 museums, but also the very 〈I〉medium〈/I〉 of observation (i.e. museums themselves), this book provides a unique, original and timely exploration of the ongoing changes affecting Chinese society, and an evaluation of their consequences. 〈BR〉〈BR〉Dr Marzia Varutti is a post-doctoral fellow at the Centre for Museum Studies, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781843838883
Language:
English
URL:
http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781782042105/type/BOOK
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