Peoples on parade : exhibitions, empire, and anthropology in nineteenth century Britain / Sadiah Qureshi.

Author/creator Qureshi, Sadiah
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Description382 pages : illustrations (some color), plates ; 27 cm
Electronic LocationInhaltsverzeichnis
Subjects
Indigenous peoples--Exhibitions. --History. --19th century.
Exhibitions--England. --London. --History. --19th century.
Anthropology in popular culture--England. --London. --History. --19th century.
Ethnic performing arts--England. --London. --History. --19th century.
Human beings--Exhibitions. --History. --19th century.
Great Britain--Social life and customs. --19th century.
Great Britain--Race relations. --History. --19th century.

Contents Introduction : Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you- -- pt. 1. Street spectacles. Glimpsing urban savages ; Artful promotion -- pt. 2. Metropolitan encounters. Managing performance ; Recruiting entertainers ; Interpreting exhibitions -- pt. 3. The natural history of race. Transforming "unfruitful wonder" ; The end of an affair -- Conclusion : Afterlives.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [343]-375) and index.
LCCN 2010040823
ISBN9780226700960 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0226700968 (hardcover : alk. paper)