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Anthropology goes to the fair : the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition / Nancy J. Parezo & Don D. Fowler

Parezo, Nancy J.,i1951- [Verfasser] ; Fowler, Don D.,i1936-

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2007

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 536 pages) : Illustrations

Critical studies in the history of anthropology

Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-510) and index

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.

978-0-8032-1394-4 ; 0-8032-1394-8 ; 978-0-8032-3759-9

 

Weltausstellung (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)  Indianer  Kultur  Völkerkundliche Ausstellung  Ethnozentrismus 

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."...