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Headhunting and Colonialism: Anthropology and the Circulation of Human Skulls in the Portuguese Empire, 1870-1930 - Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies R. Roque
Headhunting and Colonialism: Anthropology and the Circulation of Human Skulls in the Portuguese Empire, 1870-1930 - Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
R. Roque
An exploration of headhunting and the collection of heads for European museums in the context of colonial wars, from the 1870s to the 1930s. The book offers a new understanding of the mutually dependent interaction between indigenous peoples and colonial powers, and how collected remains became regarded as objects of wider significance.
360 pages, 1, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 22, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780230222052 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 342 |
| Dimensions | 147 × 223 × 23 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |