Palace of Deception – Museum Men and the Rise of Scientific Racism : Museum Men and the Rise of Scientific Racism
by
Darrin Lunde
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1324065672
ISBN-13
9781324065678
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Imprint
WW Norton & Co
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 4th, 2025
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
492 grams
Dimensions
16.10 x 23.60 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
Museology and heritage studiesMuseology & heritage studiesHistory of the AmericasSocial discrimination and social justiceEthnic groups and multicultural studiesSocial discrimination & inequalityEthnic minorities & multicultural studiesHistory of the AmericasBiology, life sciences
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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.
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