Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Missing Links: The African and American Worlds of R. L. Garner, Primate Collector: Race in the Atlantic World

Autor Jeremy Rich
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2011

Jeremy Rich uses the eccentric life of R. L. Garner (1848-1920) to examine the commercial networks that brought the first apes to America during the Progressive Era, a critical time in the development of ideas about African wildlife, race, and evolution.

Garner was a self-taught zoologist and atheist from southwest Virginia. Starting in 1892, he lived on and off in the French colony of Gabon, studying primates and trying to engage U.S. academics with his theories. Most prominently, Garner claimed that he could teach apes to speak human languages and that he could speak the languages of primates. Garner brought some of the first live primates to America, launching a traveling demonstration in which he claimed to communicate with a chimpanzee named Susie. He was often mocked by the increasingly professionalized scientific community, who were wary of his colorful escapades, such as his ill-fated plan to make a New York City socialite the queen of southern Gabon, and his efforts to convince Thomas Edison to finance him in Africa.

Yet Garner did influence evolutionary debates, and as with many of his era, race dominated his thinking. Garner's arguments--for example, that chimpanzees were more loving than Africans, or that colonialism constituted a threat to the separation of the races--offer a fascinating perspective on the thinking and attitudes of his times. "Missing Links" explores the impact of colonialism on Africans, the complicated politics of buying and selling primates, and the popularization of biological racism.

Citește tot Restrânge

Toate formatele și edițiile

Toate formatele și edițiile Preț Express
Paperback (1) 18484 lei  6-8 săpt.
  University of Georgia Press – 31 dec 2011 18484 lei  6-8 săpt.
Hardback (1) 67050 lei  6-8 săpt.
  University of Georgia Press – 31 dec 2011 67050 lei  6-8 săpt.

Din seria Race in the Atlantic World

Preț: 18484 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 277

Preț estimativ în valută:
3537 3702$ 2944£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 31 martie-14 aprilie

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780820340609
ISBN-10: 082034060X
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: University of Georgia Press
Seriile Race in the Atlantic World, Race in the Atlantic World, 1700-1900


Notă biografică