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BL
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587389
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b416608
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| Main Entry
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Denton, Kirk A.,1955-
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| Title & Author
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Exhibiting the past : : historical memory and the politics of museums in postsocialist China /\ Kirk A. Denton
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viii, 350 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780824836870 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 0824836871 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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National origins and local identity: museums of premodern history -- Exhibiting the revolution: the museum of the Chinese revolution -- Commodification and nostalgia: revolutionary history in the era of the market economy -- Martyrdom and memory: monuments, memorials, and museums for dead heroes -- Martial glory and the power of the state: military museums -- Heroic resistance and victims of atrocity: negotiating the memory of Japanese imperialism -- Heroic models and exemplary leaders: memorial halls -- Literary politics and cultural heritage: modern literature museums -- Ethnic minorities and the construction of national identity: ethnographic museums -- Revolutionary memory and national landscape: Red tourism -- Museums of the future: municipal urban planning exhibition halls
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| Abstract
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A study of museums, and their representation of history, in post-Mao China
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| Subject
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Museums-- Political aspects-- China
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Museums-- Government policy-- China
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Collective memory-- China
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| Dewey Classification
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069.0951
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| LC Classification
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AM72.A2D46 2014
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AM72.A2D46 2014
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