Palace of Deception
Museum Men and the Rise of Scientific Racism
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2025
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
9781324065678 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
9781324065678 (ISBN)
An eye-opening look into the founding of the American Museum of Natural History and its original racial underpinnings
From 1908 to 1933, the American Museum of Natural History launched more scientific field expeditions than at any other time in its existence. Sponsoring trips to Africa and Central Asia, the museum filled its halls with artifacts and an aura of adventure, underwritten by some of New York City’s most prominent men. In Palace of Deception, Darrin Lunde uncovers the complicated legacy of three iconic figures of the American Museum: President Henry Fairfield Osborn, the preeminent explorer Roy Chapman Andrews and Carl Akeley, the pioneering taxidermist who created so many of the museum’s most memorable exhibits. Palace of Deception traces the racially infused milieu which sought to enshrine the prevailing social hierarchy and examines the simmering anxieties about human origins that were the backdrop to a golden age of exploration.
From 1908 to 1933, the American Museum of Natural History launched more scientific field expeditions than at any other time in its existence. Sponsoring trips to Africa and Central Asia, the museum filled its halls with artifacts and an aura of adventure, underwritten by some of New York City’s most prominent men. In Palace of Deception, Darrin Lunde uncovers the complicated legacy of three iconic figures of the American Museum: President Henry Fairfield Osborn, the preeminent explorer Roy Chapman Andrews and Carl Akeley, the pioneering taxidermist who created so many of the museum’s most memorable exhibits. Palace of Deception traces the racially infused milieu which sought to enshrine the prevailing social hierarchy and examines the simmering anxieties about human origins that were the backdrop to a golden age of exploration.
Darrin Lunde is the mammal collection manager at the National Museum of Natural History. Previously, he worked at the American Museum of Natural History, where he led numerous field expeditions throughout the world. He lives in Maryland with his family.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 24 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 239 mm |
| Gewicht | 491 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781324065678 / 9781324065678 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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