Objects of Culture Ethnology and Ethnographic Museums in Imperial Germany |
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| Author:
| Penny, H. Glenn |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2754-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $189.00 |
Book Description:
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Penny argues that the scientists who created monumental ethnographic museums in Imperial Germany were driven not by imperialist or racist motives, but by the desire to demonstrate theories about the essential nature of human beings through their museums' collections.
Penny argues that the scientists who created monumental ethnographic museums in Imperial Germany were driven not by imperialist or racist motives, but by the desire to demonstrate theories about the essential nature of human beings through their museums' collections.