Becoming Object - The Sociopolitics of the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection

This book considers the vast collection of skulls amassed by Samuel Morton in the first half of the nineteenth century, using a biohistoric approach to take a close look at the times in which Morton lived, his work, and its complicated legacy.

About the author

Pamela L. Geller, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Miami, is the author of Theorizing Bioarchaeology and The Bioarchaeology of Socio-Sexual Lives: Queering Common Sense About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela L Geller, Pamela L. Geller
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2024
• EAN: 9781683404590
• ISBN: 978-1-68340-459-0
• No. of pages: 308
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 621 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology