Dividing the Spoils by Henrietta Lidchi, Stuart Allan - 9781526163622

Dividing the SpoilsPerspectives on Military Collections and the British Empire\nAuthor(s): Henrietta Lidchi, Stuart Allan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Manchester University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Manchester University Press\nISBN-13: 9781526163622, 978-1526163622\nSynopsis\nAt a time of heightened international interest in the colonial dimensions of museum collections, Dividing the Spoils provides new perspectives on the motivations and circumstances whereby collections were appropriated and acquired during colonial military service. Combining approaches from the fields of material anthropology, imperial and military history, this book argues for a deeper examination of these collections within a range of intercultural histories that include alliance, diplomacy, curiosity and enquiry, as well as expropriation and cultural hegemony. \n\nAs museums across Europe reckon with the post-colonial legacies of their collections, Dividing the Spoils explores how the amassing of obje.