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Renaissance Ethnography and the Invention of the Human

- New Worlds, Maps and Monsters

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Surekha Davies examines how Renaissance illustrated maps shaped ideas about peoples of the Americas, revealing how mapmakers devised detailed images and descriptions that placed peoples within a hierarchy of civility and savagery. Davies shows how ideas about monstrosity were crucial for early modern ethnology and, consequently, for colonial expansion.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9781108431828
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Sidor:
  • 379
  • Utgiven:
  • 31. augusti 2017
  • Mått:
  • 255x176x24 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 730 g.
Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 16. december 2024

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Surekha Davies examines how Renaissance illustrated maps shaped ideas about peoples of the Americas, revealing how mapmakers devised detailed images and descriptions that placed peoples within a hierarchy of civility and savagery. Davies shows how ideas about monstrosity were crucial for early modern ethnology and, consequently, for colonial expansion.

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