Can a museum explain imperialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3352282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N James (0000-0002-3489-9785, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 318 |
| Pages | 1104-1110 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00097817 |
| OpenAlex | W2113117201 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
Empires produced some of the ancient world's grandest monuments. No doubt that helps to account for successive major exhibitions recently mounted at the British Museum.The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Armyclosed in April 2008, having drawn more visitors than any other sinceTreasures of Tutankhamunin 1972 (British Museum 2008: 66). There followed, from July to October, impressive and intriguing pieces on Hadrian, the Roman Emperor of the second century AD. The attention to large political systems is timely (James 2008: 201). Twenty-five years ago, Donald Horne (1984: 252) went so far as to declare that 'in the popularisations ... of the huge storehouse of ... artifacts ... that are such an extraordinary feature of our age. ... we may find the only real potential for giving substance to human liberation'. Is this feasible in practice; and, if so, is a state museum with business sponsorship a likely place to find such enlightenment? Studying the archaeology inHadrian, withThe First Emperoras a foil, enabled us to assess these questions
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Emperor · Enlightenment · Exhibition · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Terracotta · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Archaeological Research and Protection · Classics · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Philosophy
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