Volksgeist as Method and Ethic: Essays on Boasian Ethnography and the German Anthropological Tradition (Volume 8)

by George W. Stocking Jr. (Editor)

Franz Boas, the major founding figure of anthropology as a discipline in the United States, came to America from Germany in 1886. This volume in the highly acclaimed History of Anthropology series is the first extensive scholarly exploration of Boas' roots in the German intellectual tradition and late nineteenth-century German anthropology, and offers a new perspective on the historical development of ethnography in the United States.

Genres: Anthropology

349 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1996

Reviews

[Noelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a *must have* for all aspiring anthropologists.

[Gustavo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great collection of essays, a fundamental introduction to the anthropological developments of the romantic idea of "volksgeist".