The Making of British Anthropology, 1813-1871
(Part of the Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Series)
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Victorian anthropology has been derided as an "armchair practice," distinct from the scientific discipline of the twentieth century. But the observational practices that characterized the study of human diversity developed from the established sciences of natural history, geography and medicine. Sera-Shriar argues that anthropology at this time went through a process of innovation which built on scientifically grounded observational study. Far from...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822966484
ISBN13:9780822966487
Release Date:December 2020
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:268 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.8" x 9.1"
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