Coming of Age in Chicago: The 1893 World's Fair and the Coalescence of American Anthropology

by James Snead, Donald McVicker, Ira Jacknis, et al.

Coming of Age in Chicago explores a watershed moment in American anthropology, when an unprecedented number of historians and anthropologists of all subfields gathered on the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition fairgrounds, drawn together by the fair's focus on Indigenous peoples. Participants included people making a living with their research, sporadic backyard diggers, religiously motivated researchers, and a small group who sought a "scientific"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496236858
• ISBN13: 9781496236852
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 1.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"