Primitive Art

Primitive Art - Paperback

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Primitive Art - Paperback

Primitive Art - Paperback

by Franz Boas
$59.02
$59.02

Book Overview

This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Primitive Art' is an attempt to give an analytical description of the fundamental traits of primitive art. Franz Boas was born on July 9th 1958, in Minden, Germany. Boas enrolled at the University at Kiel as an undergraduate in Physics. He completed his degree with a dissertation on the optical properties of water, before continuing his studies and receiving his doctorate in 1881. He became a professor of Anthropology at Columbia University in 1899 and founded the first Ph.D program in anthropology in America. He was also a leading figure in the creation of the American Anthropological Association
ISBN9781473310414
Author Franz Boas
PublisherAmberg Press
GenreEducation, Arts, and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2013
LanguageENG- English
Pages414
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Franz Boas

Franz Boas (born July 9, 1858, died December 21, 1942) was a German-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". Franz Boas has had an enduring influence on anthropology. Virtually all anthropologists today accept Boas' commitment to empiricism and his methodological cultural relativism. Moreover, virtually all cultural anthropologists today share Boas' commitment to field research involving extended residence, learning the local language, and developing social relationships with informants. Finally, anthropologists continue to honor his critique of racial ideologies. Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1865-1914) was a Canadian anthropologist, born in England. Under the direction of Franz Boas he received the first Ph. D. granted in anthropology in the United States from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. After graduating, he taught at Clark, eventually becoming full professor in 1911. Under the auspices of the British Association, his area of specialty was the Kootenay (British Columbia) Indians.

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