Bhatti, Shaila 1975-

Translating museums : a counterhistory of South Asian museology / by Shaila Bhatti. - Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast press, ©2012. - 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Critical cultural heritage series v. 9 . - Critical cultural heritage series UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications v. 9 .

With hardcover

Index: pp. 291-300

Cont.: List of Illustrations; Note on Translation and Transliteration; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Museums in Translation: The Birth of the Museum in Colonial India; 2. Colonial Mementos to Postcolonial Imaginings: The Transformation of the Lahore Museum; 3. Museum Archons: The Habitual Discourse of the Lahore Museum; 4. Visiting the Museum: Curiosity about the Ajaib Ghar; 5. Nokta Nazar of the Lahore Museum's 'Audience'; Epilogue; Glossary; Notes; References; Index; About the Author.

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