Objects of culture : ethnology and ethnographic museums in Imperial Germany /

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A study which explores the appeal of ethnology in Imperial Germany and analyzes the motivations of the scientists who created the ethnographic museums.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Penny, H. Glenn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Ethnological museums and collections > Germany > History.
Ethnology > Germany > History.
Ethnologie > Musées et collections > Allemagne > Histoire.
Ethnologie > Allemagne > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Ethnological museums and collections.
Ethnology.
Etnografie.
Musea.
Germany.
Samfundsvidenskab > Sociologi.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Modernist Visions and Municipal Displays; 2. The International Market in Material Culture; 3. The Cultures of Collection and the Politics of Science; 4. The Audience as Author; 5. Museum Chaos; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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