| Volksgeist as Method and Ethic: Essays on Boasian Ethnography and the German Anthropological Tradition Volume 8 Contributor(s): Stocking, George W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0299145549 ISBN-13: 9780299145545 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: Franz Boas, the major founding figure of anthropology as a discipline in the United States, came to America from Germany in 1886. This volume in the highly acclaimed History of Anthropology series is the first extensive scholarly exploration of Boas' roots in the German intellectual tradition and late nineteenth-century German anthropology, and offers a new perspective on the historical development of ethnography in the United States. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 301 |
| Series: History of Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.12" W x 8.94" (1.07 lbs) 358 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Franz Boas, the founding figure of anthropology in America, came to the United States from Germany in 1886. This volume in the History of Anthropology series explores the extent and significance of Boas' roots in the German intellectual tradition and late-19th century German anthropology. |