Missing Links : The African and American Worlds of R. L. Garner, Primate Collector.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780820341811
- Garner, R. L.-(Richard Lynch),-1848-1920
- Primatologists-United States-Biography
- Apes-Gabon
- Apes-Collection and preservation-Gabon
- Apes-Collection and preservation-United States
- Americans-Gabon-Attitudes
- Racism-History-19th century
- Africans-Public opinion
- Human-animal relationships-Gabon
- Gabon-History-1839-1960
- 599.88096721
- QL31.G37 R53 2012
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The Southern Gabonese Coast in the Age of Garner -- CHAPTER TWO. Garner's Animal Business in Africa and America -- CHAPTER THREE. Is the Monkey Man Manly Enough? -- CHAPTER FOUR. Race, Knowledge, and Colonialism in Garner's African Writings -- CHAPTER FIVE. African Animals for White Supremacy -- CHAPTER SIX. An American Sorcerer in Colonial Gabon -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Aping Civilization -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Rich examines the commercial networks that brought the first apes to America during the Progressive Era, a critical time in the development of ideas about African wildlife, race, and evolution. He explores the impact of colonialism on Africans, the complicated politics of buying and selling primates, and the popularization of biological racism.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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