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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Collection of scholarly essays and primary documents exploring the significance of the 1893 World's Fair and the history of American anthropology"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Chicago Fair and American anthropology in 1893 / Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox -- Essay 1. Anthropology as education and entertainment : Frederic Ward Putnam at the World's Fair / Curtis M. Hinsley. Document A. Franz Boas, "Ethnology at the Exposition" (1893) ; Document B. Frederic Ward Putnam, "The Columbus Memorial Museum : address to the Commercial Club of Chicago" (1891) ; Document C. "Man and his works : Ethnological Exhibit at the Fair" (1893) -- Essay 2. Ambiguous legacy : Daniel Garrison Brinton at the International Congress of Anthropology / Curtis M. Hinsley. Appendix: Analysis of registered members of the International Congress of Anthropology, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 / David R. Wilcox ; Document D. William Henry Holmes, "The World's Fair Congress of Anthropology" (1893) -- Essay 3. Anthropology in a changing America : interpreting the Chicago "triumph" of Frank Hamilton Cushing / David R. Wilcox. Document E. Excerpts from the Diary of Frank Hamilton Cushing at the World's Fair (June 16-September 12,1893) ; Document F. Monthly report of Mr. Frank Hamilton Cushing (September 1893) ; Document G. "The Pueblos at home" (September 1894) ; A visual interlude : popular images of anthropology and its subjects at the Fair / Curtis M. Hinsley -- Essay 4. Refracting images : anthropological display at the Chicago World's Fair, 1893 / Ira Jacknis -- Essay 5. Relic hunters in the White City : artifacts, authority, and ambition at the World's Columbian Exposition / James E. Snead. Document H. Cushing's analysis of the Hazzard Cliff Dweller Collection (1895) ; Document I. Warren King Moorehead, "The ancient man : the Anthropological Exhibit at the World's Fair" (June 22, 1893) -- Essay 6. Patrons, popularizers, and professionals : the institutional setting of late nineteenth-century anthropology in Chicago / Donald McVicker. Document J. "Heir of the big Fair : Field Columbian Museum opened" (1894) -- Essay 7. Going national : American anthropology successfully redefines itself as an accepted academic domain / David R. Wilcox. Appendix: Comparison of primary contributors to the American Anthropologist, 1888-1925 / David R. Wilcox ; Document K. Daniel Garrison Brinton, "The aims of anthropology" (1895) ; Document L. Franz Boas, "The limitations of the comparative method of anthropology" (1896) -- Afterword: The ironies of the fair, the uncertainties of anthropology / Curtis M. Hinsley. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) -- History.
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World's Columbian Exposition. |
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Anthropology -- United States -- History.
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Anthropology. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hinsley, Curtis M., editor.
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Wilcox, David R., 1944- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Coming of age in Chicago 9780803268388 (DLC) 2015033577 (OCoLC)907659410 |
| ISBN |
9780803284470 (electronic book) |
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0803284470 (electronic book) |
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9780803284494 (electronic book) |
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0803284497 (electronic book) |
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9780803268388 |
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0803268386 |
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9780803284487 |
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0803284489 |
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