Title Science, national identity and Aboriginal body snatching in nineteenth century Australia / Paul Turnbull

Published London, England : Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, 1991

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W'PONDS	994.02 Tur/Sni		AVAILABLE

Description 15 pages ; 21 cm Series Working papers in Australian studies ; no. 65 Working papers in Australian studies ; no. 65 Summary Discussion of the nineteenth century interest in the morphology and anatomy of indigenous people; the collecting of skeletal remains and the role of the Australian Museum and its curator Edward Ramsay Analysis Aboriginal remains Aborigines Anthropology Europe Federal issue History, 1801-1900 Human remains Museums and galleries Philosophy Physiology Scientific research Sociology Notes Includes bibiliographic references Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Current Copyright Fee: GBP12.30 0. Uk Working papers in Australian studies no:65 Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Anthropometry -- Australia -- Queensland. Aboriginal Australians -- Anthropometry. Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities. Aboriginal Australians -- Physical characteristics Anatomical museums -- History. Anthropology. Body snatching -- Australia. Ethnology -- Australia. Exhumation -- Australia. Human services. Philosophy. Race discrimination -- Australia -- History. Religion. Science -- Moral and ethical aspects. Sociology. Genre/Form Folklore. Author Nile, Richard. Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies. ISBN 1855070340

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