Anthropology and Modern Life

Name: Anthropology and Modern Life
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Anthropology and Modern LifeAuthor(s): Franz Boas\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367679934, 978-0367679934\nSynopsis\nFranz Boas [tel] is widely regarded as the founder of American anthropology. He influenced an astonishing variety of scholars and researchers, from the anthropologists Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict, to the philosopher W. E. B. DuBois, and novelist Zora Neale Hurston. Towards the end of his life he also lectured widely in an attempt to educate the public on the dangers of Nazi ideology.\n\nAnthropology and Modern Life demonstrates the incredibly rich and fertile range of Boass thought, engaging with controversies that resonate loudly today: the problem of race and racial types; heredity versus environment; the significance of intelligence tests; open versus closed societies; the nature versus nurture debate; and nationality and nationalism. \n\nBelieving passionately that science should be usede