Colonialism and the Object Empire, Material Culture and the Museum [Paperback]

Drawing together an international group of scholars from a variety of disciplinary and cultural backgrounds, Colonialism and the Objectexplores the impact of colonial contact with other cultures on the material culture of both the colonized and the imperial nation.

The 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.

Colonialism and the Objectis essential reading for all those interested in post-colonial theory, museum studies, material culture and design history.

1. Introduction  Part 1:  2. The South Kensington Museum and the Colonial Project  3. Chinese Material Culture and British Perceptions of China in the Mid-Nineteenth Century   4. China in Britain: The Imperial Collections  5. Colonial Architecture, International Exhibitions and Official Patronage of the Indian Artisan: The Case of a Gateway from Gwalior in the Victoria and Albert Museum  6. Stylistic Hybridity and Colonial Art and Design Education: A Wooden Carved Screen by Ram Singh  7. Race, Authenticity and Colonialism: A 'Mustice' Silversmith in Philadelphia and St. Croix, 1783-1850  8. Domesticating Uzbeks: Central Asians in Soviet Decorative Arts of the Twenties and Thirties  9. Keys to the Magic Kingdom: The Gallery of Transcultural Arts in Bradford  Part 2:10. Perspectives on Hinemihi - A Maori Meeting House  11. Maori Vision and the Imperialist Gaze  12. Gathering Souls and Objects: Missionary Collections  13. Photography at the Heart of Darkness: Herbert Lang's Congo Photographs l#.