Cambridge and the Torres Strait
Subtitle: Centenary Essays on the 1898 Anthropological Expedition
Contributors: Anita Herle (Editor); Sandra Rouse (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780521584616
Subjects: Geographical discovery & exploration; Social & cultural anthropology; c 1800 to c 1900; Archaeology / Anthropology; Anthropology (General); Sociology; Social Science; History; Australia; Anthropology - Cultural; Anthropology--Great Britain--History--19th century; Haddon, Alfred C; Journeys; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Anthropology; Torres Strait Islanders; Anthropology - General; Torres Strait Islands (Qld.); 19th century; Field work; Great Britain; Material culture
First sentence: On the eve of the 1898 Expedition to the Torres Strait, British anthropology was in search of self-definition.