Undisciplined Science, Ethnography, and Personhood in the Americas, 1830-1940 |
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| Author:
| Farooq, Nihad |
| Series title: | America and the Long 19th Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-0699-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2016 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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In the 19th century, personhood was a term of regulation and discipline in which slaves, criminals, and others, could be "made and unmade." Yet it was precisely the fraught, uncontainable nature of personhood that necessitated its constant legislation, wherein its meaning could be both contested and controlled. Examining scientific and literary ......
In the 19th century, personhood was a term of regulation and discipline in which slaves, criminals, and others, could be "made and unmade." Yet it was precisely the fraught, uncontainable nature of personhood that necessitated its constant legislation, wherein its meaning could be both contested and controlled. Examining scientific and literary ......