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This definitive, detail-packed biography is the first of Frederick
Starr (1856-1933), a founding father of American anthropology at
the University of Chicago. It presents a major reevaluation of
Starr's place as the missionizer of anthropology, illuminates the
consequences of the professionalization of anthropology, and yields
a greater understanding of the United States as it moved into a
position of global power. Donald McVicker considers Frederick
Starr's colorful life in the context of the times. In many respects
Starr's early career paralleled that of Franz Boas, "the architect
of American anthropology." Nonetheless, as Boas led professional
anthropology into the twentieth century in the United States,
Starr, the popularizer, increasingly fell behind. Today, if Starr
is remembered at all, he is usually described in terms of his
intellectual, professional, and ethical failings. Yet his
collections, publications, and photographic and paper archives
provide a rich set of resources for archaeologists, ethnologists,
folklorists, and historians. McVicker argues that Starr's mission
to bring anthropology to the public and enlighten them was as valid
a goal during his career as was Boas's goal to professionalize the
field.
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