In the Museum of Man: Race, Anthropology, and Empire in France, 1850–1950
Alice L. Conklin examines the intertwined histories of race, anthropology, and empire in France from 1850 to 1950. Focusing on how ideas about human difference developed within a changing imperial and intellectual landscape, this study offers a historical perspective on the formation and uses of anthropological knowledge.
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In the Museum of Man explores the history of race, anthropology, and empire in France between 1850 and 1950.
Alice L. Conklin focuses on the relationship between anthropological thought and the French imperial context.
The book considers how ideas about human difference developed across a century marked by changing intellectual and political conditions.
It offers readers a focused historical perspective on the connections among science, race, and empire.
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