The Boasians : founding fathers and mothers of American anthropology /
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| Author / Creator: | Adams, William Y. (William Yewdale), 1927- author. |
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| Imprint: | Lanham : Hamilton Books [2016] |
| Description: | xi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10895171 |
Table of Contents:
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- I. Background
- 1. Introduction
- The Boasian Men
- The Boasian Women
- Boasian Anthropology
- Rise and Fall
- The Content of This Book
- 2. Antecedents and Circumstances
- The German Contribution
- The American Contribution
- Anthropology as Natural History
- The Four-field Tradition
- Museum Anthropology
- 3. The Founding Grandfather Franz Boas, 1858-1942
- Early Life and Education
- Ethnography
- Folklore
- Linguistics
- Physical Anthropology
- Tutelage
- Writings
- Social Advocacy
- Boas' View of Anthropology
- Boas, the Man
- An Assessment
- Sources
- II. The Founding Fathers
- 4. Clark Wissler, 1870-1947
- Early Life and Education
- Professional Career
- Ethnography
- Museum Work
- Tutelage
- Writings
- Professional Commitments
- Wissler's View of Anthropology
- Wissler, the Man
- An Assessment
- Sources
- 5. A. L. Kroeber, 1876-1960
- Early Life and Education
- The California Appointments
- Ethnography
- Linguistics
- Archaeology
- Widening Horizons
- Psychoanalysis
- Tutelage
- Writings
- Kroeber's View of Anthropology
- Kroeber, the Man
- An Assessment
- Sources
- Notes
- 6. Robert H. Lowie, 1883-1957
- Early Life and Education
- The Museum Years
- The Berkeley Years
- Ethnography
- Tutelage
- Writings
- Trade Books
- Lowie's View of Anthropology
- Lowie, the Man
- An Assessment
- Sources
- Note
- Edward Sapir, 1884-1939
- Early Life and Education
- The Canadian Years
- The Chicago Years
- The Yale Years
- Linguistic Research
- Psychological Anthropology
- Tutelage
- Writings
- Sapir's View of Anthropology
- Sapir, the Man
- An Assessment
- Sources
- Note
- 8. Paul Radin, 1883-1959
- Early Life and Education
- Professional Career
- Ethnography
- Linguistics
- Tutelage
- Writings
- Radin's Philosophy
- Radin's View of Anthropology
- Radin, the Man
- An Assessment
- Sources
- 9. Melville J. Herskovits, 1895-1963
- Early Life and Education
- Physical Anthropology
- Ethnography
- Tutelage
- Writings
- Professional Activities
- Controversies
- Herskovits' View of Anthropology
- Herskovits, the Man
- An Assessment
- Sources
- 10. The Journeymen
- Frank G. Speck, 1881-1950
- Alexander Goldenweiser, 1880-1940
- Fay-Cooper Cole, 1881-1961
- Leslie Spier, 1893-1961
- Melville Jacobs, 1902-1971
- Alexander Lesser, 1902-1982
- Notes
- III. The Founding Mothers
- 11. Elsie Clews Parsons, 1874-1941
- Early Life, Education, and Marriage
- The Social Critic
- The Folklorist
- The Ethnographer
- Writings
- Power and Patronage
- Parsons' View of Anthropology
- Parsons, the Woman
- An Assessment
- Sources
- 12. Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
- Early Life, Education and Career
- Research
- Tutelage
- Writings
- Benedict's View of Anthropology
- Benedict, the Woman
- An Assessment
- Sources
- 13. Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
- Early Life and Education
- Professional Career
- Fieldwork
- National Character Studies
- Writings
- Teaching and Lecturing
- Controversies
- Mead's view of anthropology
- Causes and commitments
- Mead, the Woman
- An Assessment
- Sources
- 14. The Handmaidens
- Gladys Reichard, 1893-1955
- Erna Gunther, 1896-1982
- Esther Goldfrank, 1896-1997
- RuthBunzel, 1898-1990
- Gene Weltfish, 1902-1980
- Ruth Underbill, 1883-1984
- Marian W. Smith, 1907-1961
- Zora Neale Hurston, 1901(?)-1960
- Notes
- IV. Retrospective
- 15. Achievements and Failures
- Ethnography/Ethnology
- Linguistics
- Archaeology
- Physical Anthropology
- The Bottom Line
- 16. The Legacies
- Bibliography
