Anthropology goes to the fair: the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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1. Verfasser: Parezo, Nancy J. 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln University of Nebraska Press c2007
Schriftenreihe:Critical studies in the history of anthropology
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Beschreibung:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-510) and index
Organizing the Louisiana Purchase Exposition -- WJ McGee and the science of man -- Planning the anthropology department and model Indian School -- Assembling the "races of mankind" -- Presenting worthy Indians -- The model Indian School -- The Philippine Reservation -- The anthropology villages -- The Polyglot Pike -- Being a living exhibit -- In the anthropology building -- Anthropological performances -- Celebrating the fair and going home -- The experiences of an exposition
As scientists claiming specialized knowledge about indigenous peoples, especially American Indians, anthropologists used expositions to promote their quest for professional status and authority. This title shows how anthropology showcased itself "to show each half of the world how the other half lives"
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 536 p.)
ISBN:0803213948
9780803213944

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