Labeling people: french scholars on society, race, and empire, 1815-1848
Auteur :
Staum, Martin S.
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780773525801
Date de publication :
20 août 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
Nineteenth-century French scholars, during a turbulent era of revolution and industrialization, ranked intelligence and character according to facial profile, skin colour, and head shape. This title examines the Paris societies of phrenology, geography, and ethnology and their techniques for classifying people.