A Century-long Debate:Rethinking Chinese Anthropologists'Museum-Related Practices in China
What should a museum that showcases the various ethnic groups in China be called?From the 1920s to the present,Chinese scholars have continued to debate the definition of"museum of ethnology"in China.This unresolved century-long debate reflects the changing relationship between the discipline of anthropology and anthropological museums in China over a period in history when Chinese anthropologists participated in the governance of relations amongst ethnic groups in the country.
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