Possessors and possessed :: museums, archaeology, and the visualization of history in the late Ottoman Empire /

This work analyses how and why museums emerged in the late 19th century Ottoman Empire. It argues that Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era rather than emulating museums in Western Europe.

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1. Verfasser: Shaw, Wendy M. K., 1970-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
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Zusammenfassung:This work analyses how and why museums emerged in the late 19th century Ottoman Empire. It argues that Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era rather than emulating museums in Western Europe.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-260) and index.
ISBN:9780520928565
0520928563
0585468540
9780585468549
9780520233355
0520233352
1597348244
9781597348249
9786612356803
6612356804

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