Unpacking Culture
Subtitle: Art and Commodity in Colonial and Postcolonial Worlds
Contributors: Ruth B. Phillips (Editor); Christopher B. Steiner (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: January 30, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780520207967
Subjects: Anthropology; Cultural studies; History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; Tourism and art; Economic aspects; Cultural And Social Anthropology; Special Subjects In Art; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; ASIA; Africa; North America; History - General; Anthropology - Cultural; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Art; Art and society
First sentence: Charles Mackay's 1859 travel book, like those of other contemporary visitors to North America, contains a description of his trip to Quebec City, the "picturesque" Montmorency Falls, and the nearby village of Lorette.