Series |
The Max Kade Research Institute series : Germans beyond Europe Max Kade German-American Research Institute series.
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Contents |
Introduction : what is Enlightenment anthropology? -- The emerging anthropological paradigm : Buffon contra Linnaeus -- Ape, man, and the origins of humankind -- Colonialism and the politics of Enlightenment anthropology : De Pauw, Raynal, and Diderot -- Race : an Enlightenment problem -- Culture : herder reads Enlightenment anthropology. |
Abstract |
"Explores the origins of modern anthropology in the European Enlightenment, and how it was intertwined with a complex history of colonialism and racism"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Genre/form | History. |
LCCN | 2023052119 |
ISBN | 9780271096865 hardcover |
ISBN | 0271096861 hardcover |