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Authors :
Mcinnes, Marion K.
Source :
Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal. Jun2019, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p35-56. 22p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Swiss-born geologist Louis Agassiz helped create modern glacial theory in the nineteenth century, but he did lasting harm in the name of science by promoting the idea of superior and inferior races. In this essay, I tell the story of a curious monument to Agassiz in Maine and weigh its political and cultural implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Subjects :
*ROCKS
*GLACIAL Epoch
ACADIA National Park (Me.)

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Language :
English
ISSN :
00271276
Volume :
52
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
137876801
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1353/mos.2019.0015
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