 | In the Museum of Man: Race, Anthropology, and Empire in France, 1850–1950 Subjects: Anthropology -- France -- History; Ethnology -- France -- History; Imperialism -- Social aspects -- France -- History; Race -- Social aspects; This book offers new insight into the thorny relationship between science, society, and empire at the high-water mark of French imperialism and European racism. Alice L. Conklin is Professor of History at The Ohio State University. She is the author of A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 , coauthor of France and Its Empire since 1870 , and coeditor of European Imperialism: 1830-1930: Climax and Contradictions . |
