Coming of age in Chicago : the 1893 world's fair and the coalescence of American anthropology / edited by Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox.

Other author Hinsley, Curtis M., editor.
Other author Wilcox, David R., 1944- editor.
Format Book
PublicationLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
Descriptionxliii, 574 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Anthropology--United States. --History.

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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2015033577
ISBN9780803268388 (hardback)
ISBN0803268386 (hardback)
ISBN9780803284494 (pdf)
ISBN0803284497 (pdf)
ISBN9780803284487 (mobi)
ISBN0803284489 (mobi)

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Joyner General Stacks GN17.3 .U6 C66 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold