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001 2013050690
003 DLC
005 20140927082335.0
008 140113s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013050690
020 $a9780415743938 (hardback)
020 $a9781315813318 (ebk)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGN269$b.I58 2014
082 00 $a305.8$223
084 $aHIS037030$aHIS000000$aHIS054000$2bisacsh
245 04 $aThe invention of race :$bscientific and popular representations /$cedited by Nicolas Bancel, Thomas David, and Dominic Thomas.
264 1 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2014.
300 $aix, 307 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aRoutledge studies in cultural history ;$v28
520 $a"This edited collection explores the genesis of scientific conceptions of race and their accompanying impact on the taxonomy of human collections internationally as evidenced in ethnographic museums, world fairs, zoological gardens, international colonial exhibitions and ethnic shows. A deep epistemological change took place in Europe in this domain toward the end of the eighteenth century, producing new scientific representations of race and thereby triggering a radical transformation in the visual economy relating to race and racial representation and its inscription in the body. These practices would play defining roles in shaping public consciousness and the representation of "otherness" in modern societies. The Invention of Race provides contextualization that is often lacking in contemporary discussions on diversity, multiculturalism and race"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aRace$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aPhysical anthropology.
650 0 $aPopular culture.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Social History.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aBancel, Nicolas.
700 1 $aDavid, Thomas.
700 1 $aThomas, Dominic Richard David.