Curating empire: Museums and the British imperial experience (Studies in Imperialism)

Synopsis

The Case Of Thomas Baines, Curator-explorer Extraordinaire, And The Display Of Africa In Nineteenth-century Norfolk / John Mcaleer -- Visiting The Empire At The Provincial Museum, 1900-50 / Claire Wintle -- Carving Out A Place In The Better Britain Of The South Pacific : Māori In New Zealand Museums And Exhibitions / Conal Mccarthy -- Curiosities Or Science In The National Museum Of Victoria : Procurement Networks And The Purpose Of A Museum / Gareth Knapman -- Narrative As History, Image As Memory : Exhibiting The Great War In Australia, 1917-41 / Jennifer Wellington -- The Experience Of A Lady Curator : Negotiating Curatorial Challenges In The Zanzibar Museum / Sarah Longair -- A Museum For Sierra Leone? : Amateur Enthusiasms And Colonial Museum Policy In British West Africa / Paul Basu -- Edgar Thurston At The Madras Museum (1885-1909) : The Multiple Careers Of A Colonial Museum Curator / Savithri Preetha Nair -- Sir William Gregory And The Origins And Foundation Of The Colombo Museum / Philip Mcevansoneya -- Tipu's Tiger And Images Of India, 1799-2009 / Sadiah Qureshi -- Afterword : Objects, Empire And Museums / Sarah Longair And John Mcaleer. Edited By Sarah Longair And John Mcaleer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.