An Analysis of Franz Boas's Race, Language and Culture: Race, Language and Culture

ISBN-13: 9781912302017 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 106 str.

Seiferle-Valencia, Anna

Opis

Born in 1858, Franz Boas permanently changed the standards and practices of anthropology. His 1940 work Race, Language and Culture brings together a half-century's worth of ground-breaking scholarship in one volume.

Spis treści

Ways in to the text  Who was Franz Boas?  What does Race, Language and Culture Say?  Why does Race, Language and Culture Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited

O autorze

Dr Anna Seiferle-Valencia holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Harvard.