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A Franz Boas Reader

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Author : Franz Boas
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1989-03-15

A Franz Boas Reader written by Franz Boas and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-03-15 with Family & Relationships categories.

"The Shaping of American Anthropology is a book which is outstanding in many respects. Stocking is probably the leading authority on Franz Boas; he understands Boas's contributions to American anthropology, as well as anthropology in general, very well. . . . He is, in a word, the foremost historian of anthropology in the world today. . . . The reader is both a collection of Boas's papers and a solid 23-page introduction to giving the background and basic assumptions of Boasian anthropology."—David Schneider, University of Chicago "While Stocking has not attempted to present a person biography, nevertheless Boas's personal characteristics emerge not only in his scholarly essays, but perhaps more vividly in his personal correspondence. . . . Stocking is to be commended for collecting this material together in a most interesting and enjoyable reader."—Gustav Thaiss, American Anthropologist

Shaping Amern Anthropology

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Author : Stocking
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 1974-07-11

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The Reader S Adviser

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

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The Case For Gay Rights

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Author : David A. J. Richards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

The Case For Gay Rights written by David A. J. Richards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Law categories.

As Americans wrestle with debates over traditional values, defense of marriage, and gay rights, reason often seems to take a back seat to emotion. In response, legal scholar Richards reflects upon the constitutional and democratic principles--relating to privacy, intimate life, free speech, tolerance, and conscience--that underpin these often heated debates. The distillation of Richards's thirty-year advocacy for the rights of gays and lesbians, his book provides a reflective treatise on basic human rights that touch all of our lives. He places in context two key Supreme Court cases: the 1986 Bowers v. Hardwick decision, and the 2003 Lawrence v. Texas decision which overturned it. Drawing upon his own experiences as a gay man, Richards interweaves personal observations with philosophical, political, judicial, and psychological insights to make a case that gays should be entitled to the same rights and protections that every American enjoys.--From publisher description.

Franz Boas

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Author : Noga Arikha
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2025-05-13

Franz Boas written by Noga Arikha and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

A thought-provoking account of the life and work of Franz Boas and his influential role in shaping modern anthropology Franz Boas (1858–1942) is widely acknowledged for his pioneering work in the field of cultural anthropology. His rigorous studies of variations across societies were aimed at demonstrating that cultures and peoples were not shaped by biological predispositions. This book traces Boas’s life and intellectual passions from his roots in Germany and his move to the United States in 1884, partly in response to growing antisemitism in Germany, to his work with First Nations communities and his influential role as a teacher, mentor, and engaged activist who inspired an entire generation. Drawing from Boas’s numerous but rarely read writings, Noga Arikha brings to life the man and the ideas he developed about the complex interplay of mind and culture, biology and history, language and myth. She provides a comprehensive picture of the cultural contexts in which he worked, of his personal and professional relationships, and of his revolutionary approach to fieldwork. He was celebrated in his lifetime for the cultural relativism he developed and the arguments he marshaled against entrenched racialism. But his was a constant battle, and Arikha shows how urgently relevant his voice and legacy have become again today.

American Folklore Studies

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Author : Simon J. Bronner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

American Folklore Studies written by Simon J. Bronner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Social Science categories.

Studies In Visual Communication

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985

Studies In Visual Communication written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Anthropology categories.

Young Adult Reader S Adviser

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Author : Marion Sader
language : en
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Release Date : 1992-01-30

Young Adult Reader S Adviser written by Marion Sader and has been published by Libraries Unlimited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

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Franz Boas

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Author : Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2019-11-01

Franz Boas written by Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt tells the remarkable story of Franz Boas, one of the leading scholars and public intellectuals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first book in a two-part biography, Franz Boas begins with the anthropologist’s birth in Minden, Germany, in 1858 and ends with his resignation from the American Museum of Natural History in 1906, while also examining his role in training professional anthropologists from his berth at Columbia University in New York City. Zumwalt follows the stepping-stones that led Boas to his vision of anthropology as a four-field discipline, a journey demonstrating especially his tenacity to succeed, the passions that animated his life, and the toll that the professional struggle took on him. Zumwalt guides the reader through Boas’s childhood and university education, describes his joy at finding the great love of his life, Marie Krackowizer, traces his 1883 trip to Baffin Land, and recounts his efforts to find employment in the United States. A central interest in the book is Boas’s widely influential publications on cultural relativism and issues of race, particularly his book The Mind of Primitive Man (1911), which reshaped anthropology, the social sciences, and public debates about the problem of racism in American society. Franz Boas presents the remarkable life story of an American intellectual giant as told in his own words through his unpublished letters, diaries, and field notes. Zumwalt weaves together the strands of the personal and the professional to reveal Boas’s love for his family and for the discipline of anthropology as he shaped it.

An Analysis Of Franz Boas S Race Language And Culture

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Author : Anna Seiferle-Valencia
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2017-07-05

An Analysis Of Franz Boas S Race Language And Culture written by Anna Seiferle-Valencia and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Literary Criticism categories.

Franz Boas’s 1940 Race, Language and Culture is a monumentally important text in the history of its discipline, collecting the articles and essays that helped make Boas known as the ‘father of American anthropology.’ An encapsulation of a career dedicated to fighting against the false theories of so-called ‘scientific racism’ that abounded in the first half of the 20th-century, Race, Language and Culture is one of the most historically significant texts in its field – and central to its arguments and impact are Boas’s formidable interpretative skills. It could be said, indeed, that Race, Language and Culture is all about the centrality of interpretation in questioning our assumptions about the world. In critical thinking, interpretation is the ability to clarify and posit definitions for the terms and ideas that make up an argument. Boas’s work demonstrates the importance of another vital element: context. For Boas, who argued passionately for ‘cultural relativism,’ it was vital to interpret individual cultures by their own standards and context – not by ours. Only through comparing and contrasting the two can we reach, he suggested, a better understanding of humankind. Though our own questions might be smaller, it is always worth considering the crucial element Boas brought to interpretation: how does context change definition?