When asked why he wrote the book, Freed said: In the 1980s, I joined the small group of anthropologists who were writing about the history of their subject. I believed that I could add some balance to American anthropological history, and that the best place to start was with museumswhere the story began. The more I delved into the archives, the more I was fascinated. I was hooked.

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Themes

  • History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation
  • Science — Discovery, inquiry, and the wonders of the natural world

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