The myth of the noble savage /
Ellingson's narrative follows the career of anthropologist John Crawfurd, whose political ambition and racist agenda were well served by his construction of what was manifestly a myth of savage nobility. Generations of anthropologists have accepted the existence of the myth as fact, and Ellings...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2001.
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| Summary: | Ellingson's narrative follows the career of anthropologist John Crawfurd, whose political ambition and racist agenda were well served by his construction of what was manifestly a myth of savage nobility. Generations of anthropologists have accepted the existence of the myth as fact, and Ellingson makes clear the extent to which the misdirection implicit in this circumstance can enter into struggles over human rights and racial equality. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-423) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520222687 9780520222687 0520226100 9780520226104 |