Masks of Difference: Cultural Representations in Literature, Anthropology and Art

by David Richards and David Richards

David Richards examines historical anthropological discourse--specifically writings about and depictions of savage peoples by conquering races--as a form of textual practice. Masks of Difference provides detailed readings of individual representations, both artistic and literary, of colonization, including Florida (1564-90) and Scotland (1814), together with extended surveys. What emerges is a composite picture of anthropological representation as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052147972X
• ISBN13: 9780521479721
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"