Franz Boas
Franz Uri Boas was a German-American anthropologist and ethnomusicologist. He was a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". His work is associated with the movements known as historical particularism and cultural relativism.
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The Central Eskimo Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 399-670
Discover a world where survival depends on following the seasons and hunting sea creatures in the harsh Arctic, as told through the eyes of a 19th-century explorer observing unique tribal customs and geographical challenges.
By Franz Boas
Anthropology : $b [a lecture delivered at Columbia University in the series on science, philosophy and art, December 18, 1907]
Uncover the origins of humanity by exploring the entwined forces of culture, environment, and society that shape our diverse world.
By Franz Boas
The mind of primitive man : $b A course of lectures delivered before the Lowell Institute, Boston, Mass., and the National University of Mexico, 1910-1911
Explore a world where the line between "civilized" and "primitive" blurs.
By Franz Boas