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The invention of race : scientific and popular representations

Title: The invention of race : scientific and popular representations / edited by Nicolas Bancel, Thomas David, and Dominic Thomas.
Publication: New York : Routledge, 2014.

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Description

ix, 307 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"This edited collection explores the genesis of scientific conceptions of race and their accompanying impact on the taxonomy of human collections internationally as evidenced in ethnographic museums, world fairs, zoological gardens, international colonial exhibitions and ethnic shows. A deep epistemological change took place in Europe in this domain toward the end of the eighteenth century, producing new scientific representations of race and thereby triggering a radical transformation in the visual economy relating to race and racial representation and its inscription in the body. These practices would play defining roles in shaping public consciousness and the representation of "otherness" in modern societies. The Invention of Race provides contextualization that is often lacking in contemporary discussions on diversity, multiculturalism and race"--

Series Statement

Routledge studies in cultural history ; 28

Uniform Title

Routledge studies in cultural history ; 28.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 14-5231

ISBN

9780415743938 (hardback)
0415743931 (hardback)

LCCN

2013050690

OCLC

858355850

Title

The invention of race : scientific and popular representations / edited by Nicolas Bancel, Thomas David, and Dominic Thomas.

Publisher

New York : Routledge, 2014.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge studies in cultural history ; 28

Routledge studies in cultural history ; 28.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Bancel, Nicolas, editor.

David, Thomas, editor.

Thomas, Dominic Richard David.

Research Call Number

JFE 14-5231

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