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ISBN: HB: 9781941792001

University of Chicago Press, Bard Graduate Center

July 2015

250 pp.

22.8x15.2 cm

35 halftones

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£49,00
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Anthropology of Expeditions

Travel, Visualities, Afterlives

In the West at the turn of the twentieth century, public understanding of science and the world was shaped in part by expeditions to Asia, North America, and the Pacific".The Anthropology of Expeditions" draws together contributions from anthropologists and historians of science to explore the role of these journeys in natural history and anthropology between approximately 1890 and 1930. By examining collected materials as well as museum and archive records, the contributors to this volume shed light on the complex social life and intimate work practices of the researchers involved in these expeditions. At the same time, the contributors also demonstrate the methodological challenges and rewards of studying these legacies and provide new insights for the history of collecting, history of anthropology, and histories of expeditions. Offering fascinating insights into the nature of expeditions and the human relationships that shaped them, "The Anthropology of Expeditions" sets a new standard for the field.