Peoples on parade : exhibitions, empire, and anthropology in nineteenth century Britain / Sadiah Qureshi.

  • Qureshi, Sadiah.
Date:
2011
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Publication/Creation

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2011.

Physical description

382 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles ; 27 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you- -- pt. 1. Street spectacles. Glimpsing urban savages ; Artful promotion -- pt. 2. Metropolitan encounters. Managing performance ; Recruiting entertainers ; Interpreting exhibitions -- pt. 3. The natural history of race. Transforming "unfruitful wonder" ; The end of an affair -- Conclusion : Afterlives.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    ZEQ.41.AA8
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ISBN

  • 9780226700960
  • 0226700968