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Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes : Wilhelm Weike's Arctic Journal and Letters (1883-84).

Told from an ordinary man's perspective, these are the journal and letters of Wilhelm Weike as he accompanied Franz Boas--the father of modern anthropology--on his journey to the arctic from 1883 to 1884. This extraordinary document of early arctic history provides a plain, direct view of the I...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barr, William
Otros Autores: Gieseking, Bernd, Muller-Wille, Ludguer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Baraka Books, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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520 |a Told from an ordinary man's perspective, these are the journal and letters of Wilhelm Weike as he accompanied Franz Boas--the father of modern anthropology--on his journey to the arctic from 1883 to 1884. This extraordinary document of early arctic history provides a plain, direct view of the Inuit and the whalers in their arctic environment at the end of the 19th century. With invaluable contextual and complementary information, this book contributes key insights during the recent wave of scientific assessment of Franz Boas's legacy in all social sciences. 
505 0 |a Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- PREFACE -- The arctic year of an ordinary German -- INTRODUCTION -- Wilhelm Weike with Franz Boasamong Inuit and whalers -- duties and chronicling -- PART I -- WILHELM WEIKE -- Arctic Journal and Letters(1883-1884) -- Preparations and voyageon board the Germania (June 10 to August 27, 1883) -- About sea and ice -- Letters fromon board the Germania (July 6 to August 26) -- Among Inuit, whalers, and polar researchers (August 28 to September 16) -- Boat trips and hikes(17 September to 22 October) -- From an alien world-Letters from Qeqerten(August 28 to September 25) -- Life and death at Qeqerten (October 23 to December 10) -- On the ice and in iglus in Cumberland Sound(11 December 1883 to 7 January 1884) -- Frostbite and recovery at Qeqerten (January 8 to April 10) -- By dog team over Kingnait Passand along Davis Strait(April 11 to July 18) -- Waiting for the whaling ships at Qivitung (July 19 to August 24) -- Homeward voyage on board the Wolf (August 25 to September 1) -- Back in Germany-Correspondence with Franz Boas (1884-1889) -- PART 2 -- WILHELM WEIKE -- Life in Germanyand on Baffin Island (1859-1917) -- Youth in Häverstädt and servantin the Boas house hold in Minden (1859-1883) -- Franz Boas-German polar researchand expedition to Baffin Island (1882-1884) -- Wilhelm Weike's writings-journal and letters (1883-1889) -- People and Places in the Canadian Arctic(August 1883 to September 1884) -- Peoples-Inuit, Qallunaat (whalers and Germans) -- Arctic environment -- Daily life -- Languages: Inuktituk, English, Pidgin, and German -- Work, service, and duty -- Travels, living conditions and mobility -- Pleasures and leisure-time -- Health and illness -- Insights into Inuit culture -- Alcohol-the questionable drink of the Qallunaat. 
505 8 |a Return to Minden-readjusting and marriage (October 1884 to December 1885) -- Move to and life in Berlin (1886-1917) -- Messages to and from Baffin Island (1884-1886) -- Wilhelm Weike through Franz Boas' eyes -- The Inuit and the Arctic-the Boasian enigma -- And who was Wilhelm Weike? -- Finale -- Acknowledgements -- Individuals -- Institutions -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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