| Half a Man - The Status of the Negro in New York - With a Forword by Franz Boas Contributor(s): Boas, Franz (Author), Ovington, Mary White (Author) |
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ISBN: 1473309468 ISBN-13: 9781473309463 Publisher: Blumenfeld Press OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Black Studies (global) |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Half a Man' is an anthropological work on the status of black people in society. 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. |
