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This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1938 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'General Anthropology' is an work detailing the various aspects of anthropological study, such as language and race, and is a comprehensive guide to the subject. Franz Boas was born on July 9th 1958, in Minden, Westphalia. Even though Boas had a passion the natural sciences, he enrolled at the University at Kiel as an undergraduate in Physics. Boas completed his degree with a dissertation on the optical properties of water, before continuing his studies and receiving his doctorate in 1881. Boas 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 (AAA). Franz Boas had a long career and a great impact on many areas of study. He died on 21st December 1942.

Book details

• Full title: General Anthropology
• Author: Franz Boas
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 736
• EAN: 9781473302013
• ISBN: 1473302013
• ID: 12203331
• Publisher: Inman Press
• Weight: 1002 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 141 × 45 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. April 2013

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