The myth of the noble savage / Ter Ellingson.

Ellingson's narrative follows the career of anthropologist John Crawfurd, whose political ambition and racist agenda were well served by his construction of what was manifestly a myth of savage nobility. Generations of anthropologists have accepted the existence of the myth as fact, and Ellings...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Ellingson, Terry Jay
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Subjects:	Anthropology > Philosophy. Noble savage stereotype. Noble savage stereotype in literature. Racism in anthropology > History. Racism in anthropology. History.