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Peoples on parade : exhibitions, empire, and anthropology in nineteenth century Britain
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- Creator
- Sadiah Qureshi
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2011
- Physical Details
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- 382 pages : illustrations (some color), plates ; 27 cm
- ISBNs
- 1283242338, 9780226700984, 9780226700960, 0226700984, 9781283242332, 0226700968
- OCLC
- ocn742378881, ocn670211419
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-375) and index.
- Introduction : Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you... -- 1. Street spectacles -- Glimpsing urban savages -- Artful promotion -- 2. Metropolitan encounters -- Managing performance -- Recruiting entertainers -- Interpreting exhibitions -- 3. The natural history of race -- Transforming "unfruitful wonder" -- The end of an affair -- Conclusion : afterlives
Subjects
- Indigenous peoples -- Exhibitions -- History -- 19th century.
- Exhibitions -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
- Anthropology in popular culture -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
- Ethnic performing arts -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
- Human beings -- Exhibitions -- History -- 19th century.
- Anthropology, Cultural -- history.
Medical Subject Heading
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
- Great Britain -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.