Anthropometric cartography : constructing Scottish racial identity in the early twentieth century

Auteur :
WINLOW, H.

Description :
After sketching in the tradition of Victorian anthropometry, it is argued that race is a socially constructed phenomenon, resulting partly from these obsessions. The paper concentrates specifically on anthropometric maps of pigmentation in Scotland.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of historical geography, issn : 0305-7488, 2001, vol. 27, n°. 4, p. 507-528, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : en notes

Date :
2001

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London ; New York, NY ; San Francisco, CA, Academic Press