H. Glenn Penny is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Matti Bunzl is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
". . . succeeds in formulating for the first time numerous areas of
inquiry that will be essential for future scholars in this area. .
. . The significance of German anthropology over the entire period
of its development, from its beginnings in Renaissance humanism to
its decline under German fascism, cannot be overestimated. Without
the theoretical contributions of German anthropologists, the modern
cultural sciences would have to do without a great portion of their
analytical vocabulary. This collective volume takes a first step
toward a comprehensive history of the discipline. . . ."
--H-Net Reviews in the Humanities Social Sciences
--Hartmut Krech, Bremen "H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social
Sciences" (6/17/2005 12:00:00 AM)
"By examining the German anthropological tradition, this volume
brings back into focus an important national tradition in the
construction of modern ethnology, and it does so in a way that
illuminates the larger themes of academic professionalism,
colonialism, the construction of race, and the idea of empire."
--Helmut Smith, Vanderbilt University
--Helmut Smith, Vanderbilt University (1/29/2003 12:00:00 AM)
"In the past several years we have witnessed the beginnings of a
revolution in scholarship on German anthropology of the nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries. This revolution is due in no small
part to the previous work of the editors of and contributors to
Worldly Provincialism. The present anthology will serve as a
valuable resource for classroom debates and as a battle plan for
those slightly behind in appreciating the recent call to arms."
--German Studies Review
--Thomas O. Haakenson, Univ of Minnesota "German Studies Review"
(6/17/2005 12:00:00 AM)
"No other book covers the history of German anthropology,
colonialism, travel, and exoticism so well--both coherently and
controversially."
--Lora Wildenthal, Texas A M University
--Lora Wildenthal, Texas A & M University (1/29/2003 12:00:00
AM)
"This is an admirable collection, in part because of the uniformly
high quality of the contributions, the success of the editors in
making the connections between the individual pieces clear, and the
fact that it announces the coming of age of a field of study. It
also shows that scholars doing modern German cultural history have
important things to say about topics of great contemporary
significance."
--Central European History
--Woodruff D. Smith, Univ of Massachusetts, Boston "Central
European History" (11/22/2005 12:00:00 AM)
"Thought-provoking and well-written, the essays examine the
influential roles of journals, museum directors, collectors,
scholars, and field anthropologists in the colonies."
--Choice
--E. L. Turk, emerita, Indiana University East "Choice" (4/5/2004
12:00:00 AM)
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