In Humboldt''s Shadow - A Tragic History of German Ethnology

The Berlin Ethnological Museum is one of the world's largest and most important anthropological museums, housing more than a half million objects collected from around the globe. In Humboldt's Shadow tells the story of the German scientists and adventurers who, inspired by Alexander von Humboldt's inclusive vision of the world, traveled the earth in pursuit of a total history of humanity. It also details the fate of their museum, which they hoped would be a scientists' workshop, a place where a unitary history of humanity might emerge.

About the author

H. Glenn Penny is professor of modern European history at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Kindred by Choice: Germans and American Indians since 1800 and Objects of Culture: Ethnology and Ethnographic Museums in Imperial Germany.

Summary

A compelling history of the German ethnologists who were inspired by Prussian polymath and explorer Alexander von HumboldtThe Berlin Ethnological Museum is one of the world's largest and most important anthropological museums, housing more than a half million objects collected from around the globe. In Humboldt's Shadow tells the story of the G

Product details

• Authors: H. Glenn Penny, Penny H. Glenn
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2021
• EAN: 9780691211145
• ISBN: 978-0-691-21114-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, Anthropology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, ART / Museum Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Social and cultural history