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Franz Boas among the Inuit of Baffin Island, 1883-1884 - Journals and Letters (Paperback)
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Franz Boas among the Inuit of Baffin Island, 1883-1884 - Journals and Letters (Paperback)
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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, his letters and journal entries
from the year that he spent among the Inuit, providing not only an
insightful background to his numerous scientific articles about
Inuit culture, but a comprehensive and engaging narrative as well.
Using a Scottish whaling station as his base, Boas travelled widely
with the Inuit, learning their language, living in their tents and
snow houses, sharing their food, and experiencing their joys and
sorrows. At the same time he was taking detailed notes and
surveying and mapping the landscape and coastline. Ludger M
ller-Wille has transcribed his journals and his letters to his
parents and fianc and woven these texts into a sequential
narrative. The result is a fascinating study of one of the earliest
and most successful examples of participatory observation among the
Inuit. Originally published in German in 1994, the text has been
translated into English by William Barr, who has also published
translations of other important works on the history of the Arctic.
Illustrated with some of Boas's own photos and with maps of his
field area, Franz Boas among the Inuit of Baffin Island, 1883-1884
is a valuable addition to the historical and anthropological
literature on southern Baffin Island.
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