... processes in relation to associated features of the skull or cranium further "proved" racial superiority, with "whites" superior to all others: "that of the white being oval, that of the Indian cylindrical, and that of the Negro "eccentrically elliptical"." (Stanton 31). This so-called science (phrenology) issued in a new era that granted "races" a biological reality. Phrenology inspired scientists ... valleys, became a particular topic of discussion. Instead of attributing the Indians with human characteristics, the scientists totally ignored the fact that the "savages" may have creat...

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... . Women historians also manifested romantic nationalist thinking. Elizabeth Ellet focused on conflict between white settlers and indigenous people in her Pioneer Women of the West. Helen Hunt Jackson explored white-Indian relations in both fiction and history. Her Century of Dishonor documented the American nation's shameful dealings with Indians. By the 1870s, Bancroft's self-congratulatory epic history had become second nature ... economic interests if democracy was to survive. Fables about literary and justice would not do. Progressives saw history as politics, not science. Science wa...

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... man who takes control of his daughter's life. Dressed in royal garb, we are caught up in the majestic beauty of his palace with his pet tiger, Rajah. This generic Indian name further adds to the orientalist idea of the Middle East. Princess Jasmine who is a young and beautiful is being forced into a marriage that she does not want to be ... Japanese culture. "The Japan showcase is characterized by Disney versions of grace, refinement, serenity, formality, taste, proportion, decorum, delicacy. The Disney people are not suggesting commerce nad technological facility but art, landscaping a...

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