Foreign Bodies: Oceania and the Science of Race 1750-1940

by Chris Ballard

From the 18th century, Oceania became the principal laboratory of raciology for scholars, voyagers, and colonisers alike. By juxtaposing encounters and theory, this magisterial book explores the semantics of human difference in all its emotional, intellectual, religious, and practical dimensions. The argument developed is subtle, engrossing, and gives the paradigm of 'race' its full use value. Foreign Bodies is a model of analysis and erudition from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921313994
• ISBN13: 9781921313998
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.8"