| Tsimshian Texts Contributor(s): Boas, Franz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1473302072 ISBN-13: 9781473302075 Publisher: Klempner Press OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Foreign Language Study - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.71 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1902 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Tsimshian Texts' is a work on the writings of the Native American people of British Columbia. Franz Boas was born on July 9th 1958, in Minden, Westphalia. Even though Boas had a passion the natural sciences, he enrolled at the University at Kiel as an undergraduate in Physics. Boas completed his degree with a dissertation on the optical properties of water, before continuing his studies and receiving his doctorate in 1881. Boas became a professor of Anthropology at Columbia University in 1899 and founded the first Ph.D program in anthropology in America. He was also a leading figure in the creation of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Franz Boas had a long career and a great impact on many areas of study. He died on 21st December 1942. |
