The Political Museum: Power, Conflict, and Identity in Cyprus

by Alexandra Bounia and Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert

This engaging volume reveals how politics permeates all facets of museum practice, particularly in regions of political conflict. In these settings, museums can be extraordinarily influential for shaping identity and collective memory and for peace building. Using key Cypriote archaeological, historical, ethnographic, and art museums as examples, this book:

provides a multifaceted and deeper understanding of how politics, conflict, national...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611329698
• ISBN13: 9781611329698
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"