In Humboldt's Shadow: A Tragic History of German Ethnology

by H Glenn Penny and H. Glenn Penny

Book Overview

A compelling history of the German ethnologists who were inspired by Prussian polymath and explorer Alexander von Humboldt

The Berlin Ethnological Museum is one of the world's largest and most important anthropological museums, housing more than a half million objects collected from around the globe. In Humboldt's Shadow tells the story of the German scientists and adventurers who, inspired by Alexander von Humboldt's inclusive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691216444
• ISBN13: 9780691216447
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages