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MUSEUMS, HISTORY AND CULTURE IN MALAYSIA By Abu Talib Ahmad

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Call no.
: 069.509595/ABU
Penulis
: Abu Talib Ahmad
Penyumbang
: Kian Anak Tungku
Ringkasan
During the half century following Malaysian independence in 1957, the country’s National Museum underwent a transformation that involved a shift from serving as a repository for displays of mounted butterflies and stuffed animals and accounts of the colonial experience to an overarching national narrative focused on culture and history. These topics are sensitive and highly disputed in Malaysia, and many of the country’s museums contest the narrative that underlies displays in the National Museum, offering alternative treatments of subjects such as Malaysia's pre-Islamic past, the history and heritage of the Melaka sultanate, memories of the Japanese Occupation, national cultural policy, and cultural differences between the Federation’s constituent states.