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A Measure of Perfection: Phrenology and the Fine Arts in America - Cultural Studies of the United States Charles Colbert New edition
A Measure of Perfection: Phrenology and the Fine Arts in America - Cultural Studies of the United States
Charles Colbert
Despite its widespread popularity in antebellum America, phrenology has rarely been taken seriously as a cultural phenomenon. Charles Colbert seeks to redress this neglect by demonstrating the important contributions the theory made to artistic developments in the period. He goes on to reveal the links between the tenets of phrenology and the cultural ideals of Jacksonian democracy.
512 pages, 137 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 11, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807846735 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 464 |
| Dimensions | 173 × 254 × 34 mm · 952 g |
| Language | English |