Военная история / Peoples on Parade: Exhibitions, Empire, and Anthropology in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Название: Peoples on Parade: Exhibitions, Empire, and Anthropology in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Автор(ы): Sadiah Qureshi
Издательство: University of Chicago Press 2011
Страниц: 391
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 13 MB

Peoples on Parade provides the first substantial overview of these human exhibitions in nineteenth-century Britain. Sadiah Qureshi considers these shows in their entirety—their production, promotion, management, and performance—to understand why they proved so commercially successful, how they shaped performers’ lives, how they were interpreted by their audiences, and what kinds of lasting influence they may have had on notions of race and empire. Qureshi supports her analysis with diverse visual materials, including promotional ephemera, travel paintings, theatrical scenery, art prints, and photography, and thus contributes to the wider understanding of the relationship between science and visual culture in the nineteenth century.