Hello!
I?m writing to recommend the following fascinating new book to you,  
which sheds new light on material culture studies and the histories of  
anthropology, museums, and missionary expositions and expeditions.

Faith in Objects- American Missionary Expositions in the Early  
Twentieth Century

In the early twentieth century, missionary expositions were a central  
event in the religious life of many Americans. They also converged  
with the research agenda of anthropology, which was then defined by  
museum work. This thoughtfully researched book brings the untold  
history of the World in Boston of 1911 to light. Extraordinary in  
terms of content, geographic scope, and attendance, ?America?s First  
Great Missionary Exposition? was conceived on the model of world?s  
fairs, and grew out of an established tradition of missionary  
exhibitions. This compelling history reveals how the material culture  
of missions shaped domestic interactions with evangelism,  
Christianity, and the consumption of ethnological knowledge.

Please see this link for more information and some excellent reviews:  
http://us.macmillan.com/faithinobjects/ErinLHasinoff

If you use the promo code P356ED for online or phone orders, you will  
get 20% off.

-- 
Meredith Linn, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Urban Studies Program
Barnard College and Columbia University