{"product_id":"anthropology-and-antihumanism-in-imperial-germany-paperback","title":"Anthropology and Antihumanism in Imperial Germany - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndi Zimmerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the rise of imperialism, the centuries-old European tradition of humanist scholarship as the key to understanding the world was jeopardized. Nowhere was this more true than in nineteenth-century Germany. It was there, Andrew Zimmerman argues, that the battle lines of today's \"culture wars\" were first drawn when anthropology challenged humanism as a basis for human scientific knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on sources ranging from scientific papers and government correspondence to photographs, pamphlets, and police reports of \"freak shows,\" Zimmerman demonstrates how German imperialism opened the door to antihumanism. As Germans interacted more frequently with peoples and objects from far-flung cultures, they were forced to reevaluate not just those peoples, but also the construction of German identity itself. Anthropologists successfully argued that their discipline addressed these issues more productively-and more accessibly-than humanistic studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scholars of anthropology, European and intellectual history, museum studies, the history of science, popular culture, and colonial studies will welcome this book.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rise of imperialism jeopardized the centuries-old European tradition of humanist scholarship as the key to understanding the world. Nowhere was this more true than in nineteenth-century Germany. It was there, Andrew Zimmerman argues, that the battle lines of today's culture wars were first drawn when anthropology challenged humanism as a basis for human scientific knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Germans interacted more frequently with peoples and objects from far-flung cultures, they were forced to reevaluate not just those peoples, but also the construction of German identity itself. Anthropologists successfully argued that their discipline addressed these issues more productively--and more accessibly--than humanistic studies. Zimmerman draws on sources ranging from scientific papers and government correspondence to photographs, pamphlets, and police reports of freak shows to demonstrate how German imperialism opened the door to antihumanism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholars of anthropology, European and intellectual history, museum studies, the history of science, popular culture, and colonial studies will welcome this book.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Zimmerman\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of history at George Washington University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.9 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099336675408,"sku":"9780226983424","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/RnlXQkYralljdWZ6cjFCVnJZUDhJUT09.webp?v=1771970425","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/anthropology-and-antihumanism-in-imperial-germany-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}