Weapons, culture and the anthropology museum /

Largely due to the tastes of nineteenth century Western collectors and curators, weaponry abounds in ethnographic museums. However, the relative absence of Asian, African, Native American and Oceanic arms and armour from contemporary gallery displays neither reflects this fact, nor accords these imp...

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Altri autori: Crowley, Tom (Redattore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1794052
Sommario:
  • Intro; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; Part One: Restoring Historical Context; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Part Two: Representing Cultural Complexity; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Part Three: Redisplaying World Arms; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Bibliography; Contributors; Index