The Making of British Anthropology, 1813-1871

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History
Cover of the book The Making of British Anthropology, 1813-1871 by Efram Sera-Shriar, University of Pittsburgh Press
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Author: Efram Sera-Shriar ISBN: 9780822981732
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Publication: July 15, 2013
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press Language: English
Author: Efram Sera-Shriar
ISBN: 9780822981732
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication: July 15, 2013
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English

Victorian anthropology has been derided as an "armchair practice," distinct from the scientific discipline of the twentieth century. But the observational practices that characterized the study of human diversity developed from the established sciences of natural history, geography and medicine. Sera-Shriar argues that anthropology at this time went through a process of innovation which built on scientifically grounded observational study. Far from being an evolutionary dead end, nineteenth-century anthropology laid the foundations for the field-based science of anthropology today.

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Victorian anthropology has been derided as an "armchair practice," distinct from the scientific discipline of the twentieth century. But the observational practices that characterized the study of human diversity developed from the established sciences of natural history, geography and medicine. Sera-Shriar argues that anthropology at this time went through a process of innovation which built on scientifically grounded observational study. Far from being an evolutionary dead end, nineteenth-century anthropology laid the foundations for the field-based science of anthropology today.

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