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Family ties : living history in Canadian house museums  Cover Image E-book E-book

Family ties : living history in Canadian house museums / Andrea Terry.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780773584129
  • ISBN: 0773584129
  • ISBN: 9780773545625
  • ISBN: 077354562X
  • ISBN: 9780773545618
  • ISBN: 0773545611
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Publisher: Montreal ; McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:march.20
Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- 1 Artifactual experiences : the interplay of history, objects, and memory -- part one. Communal commitments to the nation : Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, ON -- 2. Imperialist idealizations and curatorial strategies in the domestic sphere -- 3 "Deck the halls" : performing dominance in multicultural Canada -- part two. Personalizing Canadian nationalism : Cartier House, Montreal, QC -- 4. Tactical pacts : Parks Canada, the Québécois, and confederation -- 5. The political dimensions of personal memories -- part three. Heritage-as-resource in the global marketplace : Mackenzie House, Toronto, ON -- 6. Toronto's branded histories : sustaining nationalist agendas in a global city -- 7. Soft selling diversity in a hard realm -- Conclusion.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access restricted by subscription.
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by EBSCO.
Subject: Dundurn Castle (Hamilton, Ont.)
Mackenzie House (Toronto, Ont.)
Dundurn Castle (Hamilton, Ont.)
Historic house museums > Canada > Case studies.
Historic buildings > Canada > Case studies.
Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site (Montréal, Québec)
Dwellings > Canada > History > 19th century.
Material culture > Canada > History > 19th century.
Canada > Social life and customs > 19th century.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Dwellings.
Historic buildings.
Historic house museums.
Manners and customs.
Material culture.
Canada.
Québec > Montréal > Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site.
Genre: Electronic books.
Case studies.
History.


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