National Museums and the Origins of Nations: Emotional Myths and Narratives

ISBN-13: 9780367334383 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 214 str.

Sheila Watson

Opis

Provides the first international survey of origins stories in national museums and examines the ways in which such museums use the distant past as a vehicle to reflect the concerns of the political present.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Nations, museums and the concept of civilisation  3. Nations and emotions  4. History, myth and memory  5. Types of origin stories  6. War and the origins of nations  7. Ethnicity and belonging  8. Settler societies, guilt and Indigenous inhabitants of the nation  9. The older the better: Pride and politics  10. Conclusion