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Contents Acknowledgments ix Note on Translations xi Introduction: Novels as Museums in a Postmodern Age 1 1 Books as National (Literary) History Museums 21 2 Art Museums: Visual (Inter)Texts 51 3 Ethnographic Museums: The Literary Diorama 79 4 Between Plantation and Living History Museum 100 5 World Heritage Sites: The Fortress 121 6 Mourning Museums: Diasporic Practices 149 Notes 177 Bibliography 191 Index 203 ...

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