Subject 01: exemplary Indigenous masculinity in Cold War genetics

In 1962 a team of scientists conducted their first joint fieldwork in a Xavante village in Central Brazil. Recycling long-standing notions that living Indigenous people represented human prehistory, the scientists saw Indigenous people as useful subjects of study not only due to their closeness to n...

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Published in:	The British journal for the history of science Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 311 - 332
Main Author:	DENT, ROSANNA
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.09.2020
Subjects:	20th century Anthropology Aptitudes Charisma Closeness Cold War Colonialism Epidemics Evolution Field study Fieldwork Gender Genetics Indigenous peoples Interdisciplinary aspects Leadership Masculinity Men Patriarchy Prehistoric era Recycling Science Scientists Sociobiology Sociocultural factors Teams Violence Brazil United States > US
ISSN:	0007-0874, 1474-001X, 1474-001X
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