Time Travel
Tourism and the Rise of the Living History Museum in Mid-Twentieth-Century Canada
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
Av Alan Gordon
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In the 1960s, Canadians could step through time to eighteenth-century trading posts or nineteenth-century pioneer towns. These living history museums promised authentic reconstructions of the past but, as Time Travel shows, they revealed more about mid-twentieth-century interests and perceptions of history than they reflected historical fact.An appetite for commercial tourism led to the rise of living history museums. They became important components of economic growth, especially as part of government policy to promote regional economic diversity and employment. Alan Gordon explores how these museums were shaped by post-war pressures, personality conflicts, funding challenges, and the need to balance education and entertainment. Ultimately, the rise of the living history museum is linked to the struggle to establish a pan-Canadian identity in the context of multiculturalism, competing anglophone and francophone nationalisms, First Nations resistance, and the growth of the state.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2017-01-15
- Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
- Vikt540 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor372
- FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
- ISBN9780774831543