Franz Boas as Public Intellectual Theory, Ethnography, Activism |
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| Editor:
| Darnell, Regna
Smith, Joshua
Hamilton, Michelle
Hancock, Robert L. A. |
| Series title: | Franz Boas Papers: Documentary Edition Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-6984-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $107.80 |
Book Description:
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Presents current scholarship from the various academic disciplines that were shaped and continue to be influenced by Franz Boas (1858-1942). Boas was a passionate defender of academic freedom, rigorous scholarship, and anthropology as a humane calling. This title examines Boas's stature as public intellectual in three crucial dimensions: theory, ethnography, and activism.
Presents current scholarship from the various academic disciplines that were shaped and continue to be influenced by Franz Boas (1858-1942). Boas was a passionate defender of academic freedom, rigorous scholarship, and anthropology as a humane calling. This title examines Boas's stature as public intellectual in three crucial dimensions: theory, ethnography, and activism.