The Central Eskimo
Title | The Central Eskimo PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Boas |
Publisher | Brousson Press |
Pages | 586 |
Release | 2013-07 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781473310797 |
This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1888 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Central Eskimo' was his first monograph and details his time spent on Baffin Island studying the Inuit people. 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.
The Central Eskimo
Title | The Central Eskimo PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Boas |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 399 |
Release | 2023-12-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The following account of the Central Eskimo contains chiefly the results of the author's own observations and collections made during a journey to Cumberland Sound and Davis Strait, supplemented by extracts from the reports of other travelers. The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia), across Alaska (United States), Canada, and Greenland.
The Central Eskimo
Title | The Central Eskimo PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Boas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2020-03-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Eskimo inhabit almost the whole extent of the coast of Arctic America. A large part of this country is occupied by the Central Eskimo, one of the great groups into which that people is divided. They live in the northeastern part of the continent and on the eastern islands of the Arctic-American Archipelago. In Smith Sound they inhabit the most northern countries visited by man and their remains are even found at its northern outlet...
The Central Eskimo
Title | The Central Eskimo PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Boas |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 317 |
Release | 2020-08-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3752390204 |
Reproduction of the original: The Central Eskimo by Franz Boas
The Central Eskimo (Illustrated)
Title | The Central Eskimo (Illustrated) PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Boas |
Publisher | e-artnow |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2018-11-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 8027245907 |
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The following account of the Central Eskimo contains chiefly the results of the author's own observations and collections made during a journey to Cumberland Sound and Davis Strait, supplemented by extracts from the reports of other travelers. The Eskimo are the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia), across Alaska (United States), Canada, and Greenland.
The central Eskimo, introd
Title | The central Eskimo, introd PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Boas |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | |
Genre | Eskimos |
ISBN |
The Central Eskimo
Title | The Central Eskimo PDF eBook |
Author | Franz Boas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2020-03-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Eskimo inhabit almost the whole extent of the coast of Arctic America. A large part of this country is occupied by the Central Eskimo, one of the great groups into which that people is divided. They live in the northeastern part of the continent and on the eastern islands of the Arctic-American Archipelago. In Smith Sound they inhabit the most northern countries visited by man and their remains are even found at its northern outlet...