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...
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 t...
Although Franz Boas--one of the most influential anthropologists of the twentieth century--is best known for his voluminous writings on cultural, physical, and linguistic anthropology, he is also recognized for breaking new ground in the study of so-called primitive art. His writings on art have major historical value because they embody a profound change in art history.
Nineteenth-century scholars assumed that all art lay on a continuum from primitive to advanced: artworks of all nonliterate peoples were therefore examples of early stages of development. But Boas's case studies from...
Although Franz Boas--one of the most influential anthropologists of the twentieth century--is best known for his voluminous writings on cultural, p...
This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The Development of Folk-Tales and Myths is an anthropological work on the origins and progress of fiction. 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...
This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The Development...
This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Cumberland Sound and its Eskimos is an anthropological work on the Inuit people native to northern Canada. 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...
This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1885 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Cumberland Soun...
This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Psychological Problems in Anthropology is a work on the best methods of the anthropologist in relation to the human mind. 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...
This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biograph...