The anthropology of Franz Boas

essays on the centennial of his birth

by Walter Goldschmidt

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Published 1959 in [Menasha, Wis .
Written in English

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Edition Notes

Issued as the American anthropologist, v. 61, no. 5, pt. 2.

Other titles	American anthropologist.
Statement	Sponsoring editors: A. L. Kroeber [and] Robert H. Lowie
Series	Memoir (American Anthropological Association) -- no. 89.
The Physical Object
Pagination	vii, 165 p.
Number of Pages	165
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL24430847M
OCLC/WorldCa	317806

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