Ephraim George Squier and the development of American anthropology / Terry A. Barnhart.
| Author/creator | Barnhart, Terry A., 1952- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2005. |
| Description | xvi, 425 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical studies in the history of anthropology Critical studies in the history of anthropology. ^A561801 |
| Contents | Prologue: Ephraim George Squier and the history of American anthropology -- Literary ambitions : the genesis of an anthropologist -- In search of the mound builders : the Squier-Davis association -- Archaeology and the Smithsonian Institution : editing and publishing the Squier-Davis manuscript -- Interpreting the mound builders : the archaeology of Squier and Davis -- Revisiting the mounds : the Iroquois and the archaeology of western New York -- The burden of proof : American Indian traditions and the Walam Olum -- Idols and Indians : the archaeology and ethnology of Nicaragua -- The mind of man : the serpent symbol and the reciprocal principles of nature -- Nahua nations and migrations : the archaeology and ethnology of Honduras and San Salvador -- Ancient Peru : an indigenous civilization -- The science of men and nations : Ephraim George Squier and the American school of ethnology -- Epilogue : insanity and the "eclipse of genius". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-413) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004019927 |
| ISBN | 0803213212 (hardcover : alk. paper) |