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Museums, History and Culture in Malaysia by Abu Talib Ahmad (English) Paperback
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- Condition
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- ISBN-13
- 9789971698195
- Book Title
- Museums, History and Culture in Malaysia
- ISBN
- 9789971698195
- Subject Area
- Art, Travel, Social Science, History
- Publication Name
- Museums, History and Culture in Malaysia
- Publisher
- Nus Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Sociology / General, Asia / General, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Museum Studies
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 344 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Nus Press
ISBN-10
9971698196
ISBN-13
9789971698195
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229015377
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Publication Name
Museums, History and Culture in Malaysia
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Subject
Sociology / General, Asia / General, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Museum Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Travel, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2014-329073
Reviews
Provides in-depth insight into the museum sector in Malaysia, its role in nation-building and identity formation, as well as the pressures it faces from central and local government, and from increasingly vocal elements in Malaysian society., Ahmad, offers readers some of the best established scholarship on the history of museums and his insights into Malaysian history and culture and these, indeed, are valuable contributions to the field., "Ahmad, offers readers some of the best established scholarship on the history of museums and his insights into Malaysian history and culture and these, indeed, are valuable contributions to the field."
Synopsis
During the half century following Malaysian independence in 1957, the country's National Museum underwent a transformation that involved a shift from serving as a repository for displays of mounted butterflies and stuffed animals and accounts of the colonial experience to an overarching national narrative focused on culture and history. These topics are sensitive and highly disputed in Malaysia, and many of the country's museums contest the narrative that underlies displays in the National Museum, offering alternative treatments of subjects such as Malaysia's pre-Islamic past, the history and heritage of the Melaka sultanate, memories of the Japanese Occupation, national cultural policy, and cultural differences between the Federation's constituent states. In Museums, History and Culture in Malaysia, Abu Talib Ahmad examines museum displays throughout the country, and uses textual analysis of museum publications along with interviews with serving and retired museum officers to evaluate changing approaches to exhibits and the tensions that they express, or sometimes create. In addition to the National Museum, he considers museums and memorials in Penang, Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Kelantan and Terengganu, as well as memorials dedicated to national heroes (such as former Prime Ministers Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, and film and recording artist P. Ramlee). The book offers rich and fascinating insights into differing versions of the country's character and historical experience, and efforts to reconcile these sometimes disparate accounts., During the half century following Malaysian independence in 1957, the country's National Museum underwent a transformation that involved a shift from serving as a repository for displays of mounted butterflies and stuffed animals and accounts of the colonial experience to an overarching national narrative focused on culture and history. These topics are sensitive and highly disputed in Malaysia, and many of the country's museums contest the narrative that underlies displays in the National Museum, offering alternative treatments of subjects such as Malaysia's pre-Islamic past, the history and heritage of the Melaka sultanate, memories of the Japanese Occupation, national cultural policy, and cultural differences between the Federation's constituent states. In Museums, History and Culture in Malaysia, Abu Talib Ahmad examines museum displays throughout the country, and uses textual analysis of museum publications along with interviews with serving and retired museum officers to evaluate changing approaches to exhibits and the tensions that they express, or sometimes create. In addition to the National Museum, he considers museums and memorials in Penang, Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah, Kelantan and Terengganu, as well as memorials dedicated to national heroes (such as former Prime Ministers Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, and film and recording artist P. Ramlee). The book offers rich and fascinating insights into differing versions of the country's character and historical experience, and efforts to reconcile these sometimes disparate accounts.
LC Classification Number
QH70.M42+
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