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The Making of British Anthropology, 1813-1871
ISBN: 9780822966487 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Victorian anthropology has been derided as an "armchair practice," distinct from the scientific discipline of the twentieth century. But the observational practices that characterized the study of human diversity developed from the established sciences of natural history, geography and medicine. Sera-Shriar argues that anthropology at this time went through a process of innovation which built on scientifically grounded observational study. Far from being an evolutionary dead end, nineteenth-century anthropology laid the foundations for the field-based science of anthropology today.
Victorian anthropology has been derided as an "armchair practice," distinct from the scientific discipline of the twentieth century. But the observati...
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Historicizing Humans: Deep Time, Evolution, and Race in Nineteenth-Century British Sciences
ISBN: 9780822945291 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Takes a critical approach to nineteenth-century human history, as the contributors consider how these histories were shaped by the colonial world, and for various scientific, religious, and sociopolitical purposes. This volume highlights the underlying questions and shared assumptions that emerged as various human developmental theories competed for dominance throughout the British Empire.
Takes a critical approach to nineteenth-century human history, as the contributors consider how these histories were shaped by the colonial world, and...
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244,28 zł |
Psychic Investigators: Anthropology, Modern Spiritualism, and Credible Witnessing in the Late Victorian Age
ISBN: 9780822947073 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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Correspondence of John Tyndall, Volume 4, The: The Correspondence, January 1853–December 1854
ISBN: 9780822945253 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 616 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The 329 letters in this volume represent a period of immense transition in John Tyndall's life. A noticeable spike in his extant correspondence during the early 1850s is linked to his expanding international network, growing reputation as a leading scientific figure in Britain and abroad, and his employment at the Royal Institution.
The 329 letters in this volume represent a period of immense transition in John Tyndall's life. A noticeable spike in his extant correspondence during...
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616,14 zł |