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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barr, William
Other Authors: Gieseking, Bernd, Muller-Wille, Ludguer
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : Baraka Books, 2012.
Subjects:
Weike, Wilhelm, > 1859-1917 > Travel > Nunavut > Baffin Island.
Weike, Wilhelm, > 1859-1917 > Diaries.
Weike, Wilhelm, > 1859-1917 > Correspondence.
Boas, Franz, > 1858-1942 > Travel > Nunavut > Baffin Island.
Boas, Franz, > 1858-1942
Weike, Wilhelm, > 1859-1917
1800-1899
Inuit > Nunavut > Baffin Island > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Whaling ships > Nunavut > Baffin Island > History > 19th century.
Inuits > Nunavut > Baffin, Île de > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Inuit > Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Travel
Whaling ships
Baffin Island (Nunavut) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Baffin Island (Nunavut) > Description and travel.
Baffin, Île de (Nunavut) > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Baffin, Île de (Nunavut) > Descriptions et voyages.
Nunavut > Baffin Island
Diaries
History
Personal correspondence
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (399 pages)
ISBN:9781926824468
1926824466

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