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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.

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'Dubin has collected a vital series of interviews which, in full, are a highly significant archive of historical and museological thinking in this transitionary period.' - Institute of Historical Research



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Using War to Put Food on the Table: Reflections on a Decade of Democracy A White Step in a Black Direction: Inertia, Breakthrough and Change in South African Museums The First Shall Be Last: Picturing Indigenous Peoples and the Sins of Long Ago Prisoners to Science: Sarah Bartmann and "Others" "A Pustular Sore on a Queen's Forehead": District Six and the Politics of the Past "The History of Our Future": Revamping Edifices of a Bygone Era Tête-à-tête: Museums and Monuments, Conversations and Soliloquies

Transforming Museums

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      Publisher Palgrave USA
      Published 1/18/2007 12:04:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781403974112
      978-1403974112
      ISBN-10 140397411X
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      Colonialism and imperialism General and world history Sociology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review

      'Dubin has collected a vital series of interviews which, in full, are a highly significant archive of historical and museological thinking in this transitionary period.' - Institute of Historical Research



      Table of Contents
      Using War to Put Food on the Table: Reflections on a Decade of Democracy A White Step in a Black Direction: Inertia, Breakthrough and Change in South African Museums The First Shall Be Last: Picturing Indigenous Peoples and the Sins of Long Ago Prisoners to Science: Sarah Bartmann and "Others" "A Pustular Sore on a Queen's Forehead": District Six and the Politics of the Past "The History of Our Future": Revamping Edifices of a Bygone Era Tête-à-tête: Museums and Monuments, Conversations and Soliloquies

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