Volksgeist as Method and Ethic: Essays on Boasian Ethnography and the German Anthropological Tradition Volume 8 - Paperback
Volksgeist as Method and Ethic: Essays on Boasian Ethnography and the German Anthropological Tradition Volume 8 - Paperback
$42.93
/
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.
by George W. Stocking (Editor)
Franz Boas, the founding figure of anthropology in America, came to the United States from Germany in 1886. This volume in the History of Anthropology series explores the extent and significance of Boas' roots in the German intellectual tradition and late-19th century German anthropology.
Author Biography
George W. Stocking, Jr., is the Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Committee on the Conceptual Foundations of Science at the University of Chicago. He is editor of the History of Anthropology series published by the University of Wisconsin Press and the author of After Tylor: British Social Anthropology, 1888-1951; Victorian Anthropology; Race, Culture, and Evolution; and The Ethnographer's Magic. In 1993, he was awarded the Huxley Medal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
