{"product_id":"9780415157766","title":"Colonialism and the Object Empire, Material Culture and the Museum","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMuseum Meanings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eColonialism and the Object\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEmpire, Material Culture and the Museum\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTim Barringer | Tom Flynn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ Museum Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing together an international group of scholars from a variety of disciplinary and cultural backgrounds, \u003cem\u003eColonialism and the Object\u003c\/em\u003e explores the impact of colonial contact with other cultures on the material culture of both the colonized and the imperial nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes intensive case-studies of objects from India, Pakistan, New Zealand, China and Africa, all of which were collected by, or exhibited in, the institutions of the British Empire, and key chapters address issues of radical identity across cultural barriers, and the hybird styles of objects which can emerge when cultures meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColonialism and the Object\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for all those interested in post-colonial theory, museum studies, material culture and design history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTim Barringer is a lecturer in History of Art at the University of Birmingham, following earlier positions at Birbeck College, University of London and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.\r\nTom Flynn is a freelance art historian and writer. He is currently completing a book on sculpture and the body.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 December 1997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780415157766\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63534542848140,"sku":"9780415157766","price":54.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780415157766","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}