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Presenting a set of rich case-studies which demonstrate novel and
productive approaches to the study of colonial knowledge, this
volume covers British, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese,
and Spanish colonial encounters in Africa, Asia, America and the
Pacific, from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
"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.
Presenting a set of rich case-studies which demonstrate novel and
productive approaches to the study of colonial knowledge, this
volume covers British, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese,
and Spanish colonial encounters in Africa, Asia, America and the
Pacific, from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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