Worldly Provincialism

Worldly Provincialism
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 0472089269
ISBN-13 : 9780472089260
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Book Synopsis Worldly Provincialism by : H. Glenn Penny

Download or read book Worldly Provincialism written by H. Glenn Penny and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2003-03-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worldly Provincialism introduces readers to German anthropology during the age of empire and illustrates how the initial motives and interests that gave birth to German anthropology were channeled and shaped by contexts as various as romantic voyages in the South Pacific, the Herero wars in Southwest Africa, open-air presentations of exotic peoples in Berlin, and prison camps during World War I. It also shows that Germans' unique intellectual traditions, their emphasis on concepts of culture, and the late arrival of both the German nation-state and the German colonial empire affected their interest in and relationships with non-Europeans. Worldly Provincialism confirms that there is no justification for presupposing that Europeans shared a common cultural code while abroad or for assuming that they would have behaved similarly during their interactions with non-Europeans. Thus, we must rethink the relationships among anthropology, colonialism, and race. It also forces a rethinking of our understanding of race in the nineteenth century, when race science emerged and eclipsed many alternative racial theories. H. Glenn Penny is Assistant Professor of History, University of Missouri-Kansas City. Matti Bunzl is Aaron and Robin Fischer Assistant Professor of Jewish Culture and Society, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.


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