<DIV><DIV><I>Museums and Empire</I> is the first book to examine the origins and development of museums in six major regions of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>It analyzes museum histories in thirteen major centers in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South-East Asia, setting them into the economic and social contexts of the cities and colonies in which they were located. Written in a lively and informative style, it also touches upon the history of many other museums in Britain and other territories of the Empire. A number of key themes emerge from its pages; the development of elites within colonial towns and cities; the emergence of the full range of cultural institutions associated with this; and the reception and modification of the key scientific ideas of the age. </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>It will be essential reading for students and academics concerned with museum studies and imperial history and to a wider public devoted to the cause of museums and heritage</DIV></DIV>