Museums, Nation and Political History in the Australian National Museum and the Canadian Museum of Civilization
The role museums play in shaping the public’s understanding of the past has recently become a matter of considerable interest for historians and others. In Canada and Australia, portraits of their country’s history created by national museums have ignited considerable controversy. The Canadian Museu...
Main Authors: | David Dean, Peter E Rider |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Leicester
2005-03-01
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Series: | Museum & Society |
Online Access: | https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/mas/article/view/63 |
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