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A place that matters yet John Gubbins's MuseumAfrica in the postcolonial world

Title
A place that matters yet [electronic resource] : John Gubbins's MuseumAfrica in the postcolonial world / Sara Byala.
Author
Byala, Sara G.
Publication
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 330 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Place that matters yet (Online)
Alternative Title
Place that matters yet (Online)
Subject
  • Gubbins, John Gaspard, 1877-1935
  • MuseuMAfricA (Johannesburg, South Africa) > History
  • Africana Museum (Johannesburg, South Africa) > History
  • Anthropological museums and collections > South Africa > Johannesburg > History
  • South Africa > Study and teaching > History > South Africa > Johannesburg > 20th century
  • Johannesburg (South Africa) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Two worlds collide: John Gaspard Gubbins in South Africa, 1902-1924 -- The founding vision: John Gaspard Gubbins and the dream of a city's treasure, 1924-1935 -- Becoming "treasures and trash": The Africana Museum in the Johannesburg Public Library, 1935-1977 -- "Determined to be relevant": the museum reimagined, 1977-1994 -- On display and in storage: museums and archives in postapartheid South Africa -- The enduring struggle: the utility of a colonial institution in the postcolonial world.
LCCN
2012043144
OCLC
ssj0000860635
Author
Byala, Sara G.
Title
A place that matters yet [electronic resource] : John Gubbins's MuseumAfrica in the postcolonial world / Sara Byala.
Imprint
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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