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The Shaping of American Ethnography: The Wilkes Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 - Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology First edition
Barry Alan Joyce
The Shaping of American Ethnography: The Wilkes Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 - Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology First edition
Barry Alan Joyce
In August of 1838 the United States Exploring Expedition set sail from Norfolk Navy Yard with six ships and more than seven hundred crewmen, including technicians and scientists. This title argues that the nineteenth-century explorers shared the attributes that characterize the discipline of anthropology in any age.
197 pages, Illus., map
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 1, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780803225916 |
Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 197 |
Dimensions | 237 × 161 × 31 mm · 504 g |
Language | English |
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