236 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
27 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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From the earliest museums established by Western missionaries in order to implement religious and political power, to the role they have played in the formation of the modern Chinese state, the origin and development of museums in mainland China differ significantly from those in the West. The occurrence of museums in mainland China in the late nineteenth century was primarily a result of... Read more
Introduction 1. China between 1840 and 1949 2. Missionaries and Early Museums 3. Social Elites and Early Museums 4. Museums for Modern State Formation 5. Museums in the Communist State 6. Ecomuseum, Ethnicity and the Management of Intangible Cultural Heritage 7. Tourism, Museum and Local Cultural Changes 8. Museums in a Changing China
Biography
Tracey L-D Lu is Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
