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Prehistories of the Future: The Primitivist Project and the Culture of Modernism
Elazar Barkan (Ed.)
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Description for Prehistories of the Future: The Primitivist Project and the Culture of Modernism
Paperback. Examining the emergence of modernism from the fin-de-siecle primitivist project this volume shows how ethnographic materials shaped a variety of high and low discourses (ethnology, social theory, gender construction, classical scholarship, as well as travel photography) at the turn of the century. Illustrated with 98 photographs and drawings. Editor(s): Barkan, Elazar; Bush, Ronald. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 464 pages, 98 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 629.
A Stanford University Press classic.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Series
Cultural Sitings
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804724869
SKU
V9780804724869
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Reviews for Prehistories of the Future: The Primitivist Project and the Culture of Modernism
“This is an unusually rich, subtle, and rewarding collection that brings varied approaches to a crucial topic in modern cultural history. . . . The essays recognize the multi-faceted and complicated nature of the fin-de-siècle conundrum of modernism and primitivism.”—Michael P. Steinberg, Cornell University