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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | 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 Ellingson makes clear the extent to which the misdirection implicit in this circumstance can enter into struggles over human rights and racial equality. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 445 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-423) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520925922 0520925920 0585389799 9780585389790 1597347671 9781597347679 128275887X 9781282758872 9786612758874 6612758872 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |