Dividing the Spoils: Perspectives on Military Collections and the British Empire

by Henrietta Lidchi

Book Overview

At a time of heightened international interest in the colonial dimensions of museum collections, Dividing the Spoils provides new perspectives on the motivations and circumstances whereby collections were appropriated and acquired during colonial military service. Combining approaches from the fields of material anthropology, imperial and military history, this book argues for a deeper examination of these collections within a range of intercultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526163624
• ISBN13: 9781526163622
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"