Sarah Longair Knihy

Focusing on the Peace Memorial Museum, this book uncovers the overlooked history of its construction and collections during Zanzibar's British Protectorate era. It presents vivid narratives that reveal the complexities and contradictions inherent in establishing a colonial museum. Through the exploration of personal stories, artifacts, and exhibits, the book sheds light on the tensions surrounding the colonial mission in eastern Africa, offering a deeper understanding of the region's historical context.

History through material culture is an excellent guide for students and researchers who wish to use objects as historical sources. Responding to the significant, scholarly interest in historical material culture studies, this book provides the first step-by-step guide to developing historicalresearch based around objects. The book makes clear how students and researchers can use these rich material sources to make important, valuable and original contributions to history.Written by two experienced museum practitioners and historians, the book recognises the theoretical and practical challenges of this approach and offers clear advice on methods to get the best out of material culture research. With a focus on the early modern and modern periods, this book draws onexamples from across the world and demonstrates how to use material culture to answer a range of enquiries, including social, economic, gender, cultural and global history.