Coming of age in Chicago : the 1893 world's fair and the coalescence of American anthropology / edited by Curtis M. Hinsley, David R. Wilcox. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Introduction; Abbreviations; Essay 1. Anthropology as Education and Entertainment; Document A. Franz Boas, "Ethnology at the Exposition"; Document B. Frederic Ward Putnam, "The Columbus Memorial Museum"; Document C. "Man and His Works"; Essay 2. Ambiguous Legacy; Appendix; Document D. William Henry Holmes, "The World's Fair Congress of Anthropology"; Document E. Excerpts from the Diary of Frank Hamilton Cushing at the World's Fair; Document F. Monthly Report of Mr. Frank Hamilton Cushing Document G. The Pueblos at HomeA Visual Interlude; Essay 4. Refracting Images; Essay 5. Relic Hunters in the White City; Document H. Cushing's Analysis of the Hazzard Cliff Dweller Collection; Document I. The Ancient Man; Essay 6. Patrons, Popularizers, and Professionals; Document J. Warren King Moorehead, "The Ancient Man: The Anthropological Exhibit at the World's Fair"; Essay 7. Going National; Appendix; Document K. Daniel Garrison Brinton, "The Aims of Anthropology"; Document L. Franz Boas, "The Limitations of the Comparative Method of Anthropology"; Afterword; Acknowledgments

"Collection of scholarly essays and primary documents exploring the significance of the 1893 World's Fair and the history of American anthropology"--



9780803284470 9780803284494


Anthropology--History.--United States


Electronic Books.

GN17 / .C665 2016