Facing emergences: Past traces and new directions in American anthropology (Why American anthropology needs semiotics of culture)
This article considers what happened to American anthropology, which was initiated by the scientist Franz Boas, who commanded all fields of anthropology, physical, biological, and cultural. Boas was a brave field worker who explored Eskimo land, and inspired two famous students, Ruth Benedict and Ma...
Main Author: | Irene Portis-Winner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Tartu Press
2009-12-01
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Series: | Sign Systems Studies |
Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/15698 |
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