Franz Boas : the early years, 1859-1906 /
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| Author / Creator: | Cole, Douglas, 1938-1997 |
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| Imprint: | Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre ; Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1999. |
| Description: | viii, 360 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4115788 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- A Note on Nomenclature
- 1. "My Old, Good Hometown": Minden, Westphalia
- 2. "What Claim Can Someone Like Me Have Upon Fame?": The Boyhood Years
- 3. "One Learns to Be Content": The University Years
- 4. "I Belong to the Men of Anarnitung": Baffin Island
- 5. "How Depressing It Is": Between Germany and America
- 6. "The Whole Field Lies Before Me": Launching an American Career
- 7. "An Ardent Desire to Remove Obscurity": Historian and Cosmographer
- 8. "The Idea Is Better Than the Execution": Clark Docent
- 9. "All Our Ships Have Gone Aground": Chicago
- 10. "I Have Looked into Hell": Temporary Work
- 11. "The Greatest Thing Undertaken by Any Museum": At the American Museum of Natural History
- 12. "A Certain Work Lies Before Me Here": Organizing Anthropology in New York
- 13. "Nothing Has Worked Out--Or Only a Little": Dissatisfaction with the American Museum
- 14. "Fundamental Differences of Opinion": Leaving the American Museum
- 15. "Laying Clear the Complex Relations of Each Individual Culture": Race, Culture, and Method
- 16. "The Human Mind Has Been Creative Everywhere": The Cultural Values of Franz Boas
- 17. "Searching for Opportunities in Other Fields": A Leaf Is Turned
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
