Reinventing Africa Museums, Material Culture and Popular Imagination in Late Victorian and Edwardian England |
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| Author:
| Coombes, Annie E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-05972-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1994 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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Between 1890 and 1918, British colonial expansion in Africa led to the removal of many valuable African artifacts that were subsequently brought to Britain and displayed. This fascinating book analyses the ways in which African peoples and their material culture were represented in Britain at this time, the justifications for imperial expansion implicit in the displays, and the effects that this had on racial stereotyping and prejudice. Annie Coombes argues that this activity had...
More DescriptionBetween 1890 and 1918, British colonial expansion in Africa led to the removal of many valuable African artifacts that were subsequently brought to Britain and displayed. This fascinating book analyses the ways in which African peoples and their material culture were represented in Britain at this time, the justifications for imperial expansion implicit in the displays, and the effects that this had on racial stereotyping and prejudice. Annie Coombes argues that this activity had profound repercussions for the construction of a national identity within Britain itself - the effects of which are still with us today.