Missing Links The African and American Worlds of R. L. Garner, Primate Collector |
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| Author:
| Rich, Jeremy |
| Series title: | Race in the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-4060-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Rich examines the commercial networks that brought the first apes to America during the Progressive Era, a critical time in the development of ideas about African wildlife, race, and evolution. He explores the impact of colonialism on Africans, the complicated politics of buying and selling primates, and the popularization of biological racism.
Rich examines the commercial networks that brought the first apes to America during the Progressive Era, a critical time in the development of ideas about African wildlife, race, and evolution. He explores the impact of colonialism on Africans, the complicated politics of buying and selling primates, and the popularization of biological racism.