The India Museum revisited /
"The Museum of the East India Company formed, for a large part of the nineteenth century, one of the sights of London. In recent years, little has been remembered of it beyond its mere existence, while an assumed negative role has been widely attributed to it on the basis of its position at the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
UCL Press in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum,
2023.
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| Summary: | "The Museum of the East India Company formed, for a large part of the nineteenth century, one of the sights of London. In recent years, little has been remembered of it beyond its mere existence, while an assumed negative role has been widely attributed to it on the basis of its position at the heart of one of Britain's arch-colonialist enterprises. Extensively illustrated, The India Museum Revisited provides a full examination of the museum's founding manifesto and evolving ambitions. It surveys the contents of its multi-faceted collections- with respect to materials, their manufacture and original functions on the Indian sub-continent-as well as the collectors who gathered them and the manner in which they were mobilized to various ends within the museum. From this integrated treatment of documentary and material sources, a more accurate, rounded and nuanced picture emerges of an institution that contributed in major ways, over a period of 80 years, to the representation of India for a European audience, not only in Britain but through the museum's involvement in the international exposition movement to audience's on the continent and beyond. "" -- taken from back cover. |
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| Item Description: | Foreword by Tristram Hunt. |
| Physical Description: | xxxi, 439 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-422) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781800085725 1800085729 9781800085718 1800085710 |