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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-260) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520928565 0520928563 0585468540 9780585468549 9780520233355 0520233352 1597348244 9781597348249 9786612356803 6612356804 |