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Anthropology goes to the fair : the 1904 Louisiana Purchase 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 hal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parezo, Nancy J.
Otros Autores: Fowler, Don D., 1936-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
Colección:Critical studies in the history of anthropology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.