For millions of people around the world; Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition; the Dalai Lama a spiritual guide. By contrast; the Tibet Museum opened in Lhasa by the Chinese in 1999 was designed to reclassify Tibetan objects as cultural relics and the Dalai Lama as obsolete. Suggesting that both these views are suspect; Clare E. Harris argues in The Museum on the Roof of the World that for the past one hundred and fifty years; British and Chinese collectors and curators have tried to convert Tibet itself into a museum; an image some Tibetans have begun to contest. This book is a powerful account of the museums created by; for; or on behalf of Tibetans and the nationalist agendas that have played out in them.
#831558 in Books Clare E Harris 2014-11-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x .90 x 7.00l; .0 #File Name: 022621317X328 pagesThe Museum on the Roof of the World Art Politics and the Representation of Tibet Buddhism and Modernity
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Asian cinema fanEssential reading for those interested in Museum studies and Asian cultures.
