Transforming Museums : Mounting Queen Victoria in a Democratic South Africa / by S. Dubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dubin, S., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Politics and government.

Africa.

World history.

Imperialism.

Ethnology--Africa.

Ethnology.

Culture.

Arts.

Sociology.

African Politics.

World History, Global and Transnational History.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

African Culture.

Local Subjects:

African Politics.

World History, Global and Transnational History.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

African Culture.

Arts.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2006.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Summary:

A detailed look at how South Africa's museum present the nation's past, and how they can serve as a lens for examining changes in South African society at large.

Contents:

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Using War to Put Food on the Table: Reflections on a Decade of Democracy; 2 A White Step in a Black Direction: Inertia, Breakthrough, and Change in South African Museums; 3 The First Shall Be Last: Picturing Indigenous Peoples and the Sins of Long Ago; 4 Prisoners to Science: Sarah Bartmann and "Others"; 5 "A Pustular Sore on a Queen's Forehead": District Six and the Politics of the Past; 6 "The History of Our Future": Revamping Edifices of a Bygone Era

7 Tête-à-tête: Museums and Monuments, Conversations and Soliloquies8 The New South Africa: Old Routines and Current Political Realities; 9 Transformation: Models of Success or Mediocrity?; 10 Conclusion: A Bridge Too Far?; Glossary; Interviewees; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137057754

1137057750