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

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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,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Barr, William, Muller-Wille, Ludger (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Temas:
Inuit > Northwest Territories > Baffin Island > Social life and customs > 19th century.
HISTORY / Native American.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface to the Original German Edition
  • Preface to the English Edition
  • Introduction: Germans and Inuit on Baffin Island in the 1880s
  • Abbreviations
  • 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
  • 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
  • At K'ivitung: Waiting for the Whalers, July-August 1884
  • Leaving the Inuit and the Arctic, August-September 1884
  • Appendix 1. Dog Names
  • Appendix 2. Names of Ships and Boats
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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