Ebook: The Franz Boas enigma : Inuit, Arctic, and sciences
Author: Müller-Wille Ludger
- Tags: Boas Franz 1858 1942 Knowledge Arctic regions Inuit Anthropologists Germany Biography United States SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural Influence Difference Psychology in literature Ethnology Realism
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Baraka Books
- City: United States, Germany
- Language: English
- pdf
Addressing, for the first time, the enigma of how Franz Boas came to be the central founder of anthropology and a driving force in the acceptance of science as part of societal life in North America, this exploration breaks through the linguistic and cultural barriers that have prevented scholars from grasping the importance of Boas's personal background and academic activities as a German Jew. Müller-Wille argues Read more...