We’re all Qataris here: The nation-building narrative of the national museum of Qatar

Jocelyn Sage Mitchell

doi:10.4324/9781315691350-18

We’re all Qataris here: The nation-building narrative of the national museum of Qatar

Jocelyn Sage Mitchell^*

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NUQ Liberal Arts Program

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Abstract

All successful nation-states invent traditions in order to establish group cohesion, legitimize institutions and authority, and inculcate particular values and behaviours in society (Hobsbawm and Ranger 1983; Bell 2001). Often the most useful tool at a state’s disposal is that of the national museum, as Levitt notes, “Ever since the leaders of the new French Republic opened the doors of the Louvre to the general public, cultural institutions have played starring roles in the drama of nation building” (2012: 29).

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Representing the Nation
Subtitle of host publication	Heritage, Museums, National Narratives, and Identity in the Arab Gulf States
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	59-72
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317429869
ISBN (Print)	9781138913578
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315691350-18
State	Published - May 26 2016

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