Museum-Making in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia

<p>Building on archival work undertaken in France and fieldwork undertaken in Southeast Asia <i>Museum-Making in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia</i> provides a critical analysis of museum histories and development in three former colonial territories.</p><p>This work documents the development of museums in French Indochina (1862-1954) specifically Vietnam Laos and Cambodia. The book explores the colonial culture of exhibition traces the growth of museum collections through archaeological missions to Indochina and other parts of Asia and examines the role of museums in the cultural life of this colonial society. In particular the author re-contextualizes the role and part played by colonial museums in the implementation of heritage policies during the colonial era in French Indochina a dimension that is often overlooked. Additionally the book addresses the effects that the Second World War the Vichy Regime and the Japanese occupation had on these cultural institutions. The transformation of these museums in post-independence Vietnam Laos and Cambodia is also discussed. </p><p>Providing comparisons with other colonial and post-colonial experiences <i>Museum-Making in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia</i> will be a valuable resource for researchers in museum and heritage studies. It will also appeal to researchers and graduate students engaged in the study of history anthropology sociology political science and development and international studies.</p>