Ethnology of the Kwakiutl, Based on Data Collected by George Hunt - Part I.

Anglický jazyk

Ethnology of the Kwakiutl, Based on Data Collected by George Hunt - Part I.

Vydavateľstvo: Iyer Press
Rok vydania: 2013
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 216 x 140 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781473301993

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O knihe

This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1921 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Ethnology of the Kwakiutl, Based on Data Collected by George Hunt - Part I.' is an ethnological study on the Native Americans 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.