From savage to Negro : anthropology and the construction of race, 1896-1954 /

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Lee D. Baker explores what racial categories mean to the American public and how these meanings are reinforced by anthropology, popular culture, and the law. Focusing on the period between two landmark Supreme Court decisions-Plessy v. Ferguson (the so-called "separate but equal" doctrine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, Lee D., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998.
Temas:
Racism in anthropology > United States > History.
Anthropology > United States > History.
Racism in popular culture > United States > History.
African Americans > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
Racisme en anthropologie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Anthropologie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Racisme dans la culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Opinion publique.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
African Americans > Public opinion
Anthropology
Public opinion
Race relations
Racism in anthropology
Racism in popular culture
Rassendiscriminatie.
Populaire cultuur.
Publieke opinie.
Zwarten.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noirs américains.
Anthropologie > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis > Histoire.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Lee D. Baker explores what racial categories mean to the American public and how these meanings are reinforced by anthropology, popular culture, and the law. Focusing on the period between two landmark Supreme Court decisions-Plessy v. Ferguson (the so-called "separate but equal" doctrine established in 1896) and Brown v. Board of Education (the public school desegregation decision of 1954)-Baker shows how racial categories change over time. Baker paints a vivid picture of the relationships between specific African American and white scholars, who orchestrated a paradigm shift within the social
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 325 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-311) and index.
ISBN:9780520920194
0520920198
0585047731
9780585047737
9780520211681
0520211685

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