| The Boasians: Founding Fathers and Mothers of American Anthropology Contributor(s): Adams, William Y. (Author) |
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ISBN: 076186802X ISBN-13: 9780761868026 Publisher: Hamilton Books OUR PRICE: $51.47 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | North American |
| LCCN: 2016938993 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a study in depth of the work of Franz Boas and twenty of his students at Columbia University in the early years of the twentieth century. Collectively they laid the entire institutional as well as the intellectual foundations of American anthropology as it exists today. The book begins with a discussion of the historical context of Boasian anthropology, and an overview of its nature and limitations. The work of Boas and his leading students is then discussed in detail, including biographical data, a review and critique of their research, a review in detail of each of their major publications, and an overall assessment of their contribution to anthropology, as seen in their own time and today. |