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Cracks in the Dome
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Cracks in the Dome

Fractured Histories of Empire in the Zanzibar Museum, 1897-1964
BookHardcover
Ranking406227inGeschichte
CHF210.00

Description

As one of the most recognisable landmarks from Zanzibar's years as a British Protectorate, the distinctive domed building of the Peace Memorial Museum is widely known and admired by Zanzibaris and visitors alike. Yet the compelling history behind its construction and collection has been overlooked until now. Through vivid narratives involving people, objects and exhibits, this book exposes the fractures, contradictions and tensions in creating and maintaining a colonial museum, and casts light on the conflicted character of the 'colonial mission' in eastern Africa.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-4724-3787-7
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
Publishing date28/07/2015
Pages338 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 156 mm, Height 234 mm, Thickness 21 mm
Weight653 g
Article no.22600699
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.19786770
Product groupGeschichte
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Author

Sarah Longair received her PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, and currently works in the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the British Museum. Her research explores British colonial history in East Africa and the Indian Ocean world through material and visual culture. She has published several book chapters and articles, and has co-edited the volume Curating Empire: Museums and the British Imperial Experience (2012) and two special issues of the Museums History Journal.