Franz Boas Among the Inuit of Baffin Island, 1883-1884: Journals and Letters

by Franz Boas and William Barr

Book Overview

In the summer of 1883, Franz Boas, widely regarded as one of the fathers of Inuit anthropology, sailed from Germany to Baffin Island to spend a year among the Inuit of Cumberland Sound. This was his introduction to the Arctic and to anthropological fieldwork. This book presents, for the first time, his letters and journal entries from the year that he spent among the Inuit, providing not only an insightful background to his numerous scientific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148752143X
• ISBN13: 9781487521431
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"