Iyer Press
Ethnology of the Kwakiutl, Based on Data Collected by George Hunt - Part I.
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9781473301993
ISBN13:
9781473301993
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$44.11
Ethnology of the Kwakiutl, Based on Data Collected by George Hunt - Part I.
$44.11
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.
| Author: Franz Boas |
| Publisher: Iyer Press |
| Publication Date: Apr 02, 2013 |
| Number of Pages: 810 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1473301998 |
| ISBN-13: 9781473301993 |