| Series |
Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series
Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series. ^A492702
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: -- Illustrations and Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Introduction -- PART I: ENCOUNTERS WITH PARASITES -- Parasitism in Colonial Interactions -- The Order of Ceremonial Government -- The Circulatory System of Colonial Headhunting -- PART II: SKULLS AND HISTORIES -- Trajectories of Human Skulls in Museum Collections -- Human skulls as anthropological objects -- History and Classification in Timorese Anthropology -- Collecting and the Dramas of Colonial Hostility -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract |
"Explores headhunting in the colonial wars and the collection of heads for European museums, 1870s-1930s. By looking at Portuguese colonialism in East Timor, it shows how indigenous peoples and colonial powers interacted in a mutually dependent way, and how collected remains became objects of political, symbolic, and scientific significance"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-322) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009046793 |
| ISBN | 9780230222052 (hardback) |
