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Frederick Starr: Popularizer of Anthropology, Public Intellectual, and Genuine Eccentric
Donald McVicker
Frederick Starr: Popularizer of Anthropology, Public Intellectual, and Genuine Eccentric
Donald McVicker
This is the first biography 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 in 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.
450 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | November 8, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9780759120976 |
Publishers | AltaMira Press |
Pages | 450 |
Dimensions | 160 × 234 × 38 mm · 812 g |
Language | English |
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