Headhunting and colonialism
anthropology and the circulation of human skulls in the Portuguese empire, 1870-1930
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Author
Publication
2010 - Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke [England, England
Language
English
Word Count
85,500 words, Guess
Page Count
342 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveheadhuntingcolon00roqu
- ISBN-139780230222052
- ISBN-100230222056
- Library of Congress Control Number2009046793
- OCLC Control Number428030679
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL24585903M
Classifications
- DDC599.9/4809469
- LCCGN85.P8 R67 2010
Description
"Explores headhunting in the colonial wars and the collection of heads for European museums, 1870s-1930s. By looking at Portuguese colonialism in East Timor, it shows how indigenous peoples and colonial powers interacted in a mutually dependent way, and how collected remains became objects of political, symbolic, and scientific significance"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series
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