Dividing the Spoils - Perspectives on Military Collections and the British Empire (Paperback)

At a time of heightened international interest in the colonial dimensions of museum collections, Dividing the Spoils provides new perspectives on the motivations and circumstances whereby collections were appropriated and acquired during colonial military service. Combining approaches from the fields of material anthropology, imperial and military history, this book argues for a deeper examination of these collections within a range of intercultural histories that include alliance, diplomacy, curiosity and enquiry, as well as expropriation and cultural hegemony. As museums across Europe reckon with the post-colonial legacies of their collections, Dividing the Spoils explores how the amassing of objects was understood and governed in British military culture, and considers how objects functioned in museum collections thereafter, suggesting new avenues for sustained investigation in a controversial, contested field. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Imperialism
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2020
Editors:	Henrietta Lidchi • Stuart Allan
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-6362-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-5261-6362-4
Barcode:	9781526163622

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