Imagining Asia : cultural citizenship and nation building in the national museums of Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau / Emily Stokes-Rees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stokes-Rees, Emily W., 1974- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Asian cultural studies: transnational and dialogic approaches.

Asian cultural studies: transnational and dialogic approaches

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hong Kong Museum of History--Influence.

Hong Kong Museum of History.

Museu de Macau--Influence.

Museu de Macau.

National Museum of Singapore--Influence.

National Museum of Singapore.

Group identity--China--Hong Kong.

Group identity.

Group identity--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region).

Group identity--Singapore.

National museums--Political aspects--China--Hong Kong.

National museums.

National museums--Political aspects--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region).

National museums--Political aspects--Singapore.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

China--Hong Kong.

China--Macau (Special Administrative Region).

Singapore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages).

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, 2019.

Summary:

"From new museum construction to the re-purposing of colonial monuments, and from essentialized narratives to spaces which encourage visitors to dream, this book explores the development and influence of national museums in three contemporary Asian societies - Singapore, Hong Kong, and Macau"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Histories, contexts, and consciousness

Legacies

Performances

Transformations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-8181-162-4

1-78660-905-3

OCLC:

1096214427