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Cultural Encounters at Cape Farewell
Hans Christian Gullov
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Description for Cultural Encounters at Cape Farewell
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3JH; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 27. Weight in Grams: 978.
Cultural Encounters at Cape Farewell offers a comprehensive account of the cultural history of the Cape Farewell area in the 19th century. The dominating factor in this history was the immigration of people to the area from Southeast Greenland. There are no written sources originating from these immigrants, as they could neither read nor write, so the descriptions presented of the immigration are primarily based on material from the Danish colonial authorities and the German Moravian mission. Although one-sided and reflecting a European view and conception of the world, the sources contain valuable information, which pieced together, give a clear ... Read more
Cultural Encounters at Cape Farewell offers a comprehensive account of the cultural history of the Cape Farewell area in the 19th century. The dominating factor in this history was the immigration of people to the area from Southeast Greenland. There are no written sources originating from these immigrants, as they could neither read nor write, so the descriptions presented of the immigration are primarily based on material from the Danish colonial authorities and the German Moravian mission. Although one-sided and reflecting a European view and conception of the world, the sources contain valuable information, which pieced together, give a clear ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
985 g
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Copenhagen, Denmark
ISBN
9788763531658
SKU
V9788763531658
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Ref
99-1
About Hans Christian Gullov
Einar Lund Jensen is project researcher of Modern Danish History at The National Museum. Kristine Raahauge is director of Nanortalik Museum. Hans Christian Gullov is senior researcher at The Ethnographic Collection at The National Museum.
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