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Franz Boas among the Inuit of Baffin Island, 1883-1884 : Journals and Letters / Ludger Muller-Wille.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Contributor:
Barr, William.
Müller-Wille, Ludger, editor.
Standardized Title:
Bei den Inuit in Baffinland 1883-1884. English.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Boas, Franz--Travel--Nunavut--Baffin Island.
Boas, Franz.
Inuit--Nunavut--Baffin Island--Social life and customs.
Inuit.
Baffin Island (Nunavut)--Social life and customs.
Baffin Island (Nunavut).
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (331 p.)
Place of Publication:
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"In the summer of 1883, Franz Boas, widely regarded as one of the fathers of Inuit anthropology, sailed from Germany to Baffin Island to spend a year among the Inuit of Cumberland Sound. This was his introduction to the Arctic and to anthropological fieldwork. This book presents, for the first time, his letters and journal entries from the year that he spent among the Inuit, providing not only insightful background to his numerous scientific articles about Inuit culture, but a comprehensive and engaging narrative as well."--Jacket
Contents:
Introduction: Germans and Inuit on Baffin Island in the 1880s
Period of Preparation in Germany, 1882-1883
On Board the Germania from Hamburg to Baffin Island, June-July 1883
In the Drift and Pack Ice off Baffin Island, July-August 1883
Reaching K'exerten, Tinixdjuarbing: Meeting the Whalers and Inuit, August-September 1883
Winding Down the German Polar Station, K'ingua, September 1883
Late Fall Boat Trips in the Sound, September-October 1883
Investigations at K'exerten, October-December 1883
Inuit, Igloos, and Dogs: Journeys on the Ice of Tinixdjuarbing, December 1883-May 1884
Overland to Davis Strait: From Kingnait to Padli, May 1884
Along the East Coast of Baffin Island: Survey Trips on the Sea Ice, May-July 1884.
Notes:
Translation of: Bei den Inuit in Baffinland 1883-1884.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Dez 2018)
ISBN:
1-4875-1329-1
1-282-02552-X
9786612025525
1-4426-7504-7
OCLC:
1078916512

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