A Maverick Boasian: The Life and Work of Alexander A. Goldenweiser by Sergei Kan

Description: A Maverick Boasian by Sergei Kan Sergei Kan explores the often contradictory life of Alexander Goldenweiser, a scholar considered by his contemporaries to be Franz Boass most brilliant and most favored student. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Maverick Boasian explores the often contradictory life of Alexander Goldenweiser (1880-1940), a scholar considered by his contemporaries to be Franz Boass most brilliant and most favored student. The story of his life and scholarship is complex and exciting as well as frustrating. Although Goldenweiser came to the United States from Russia as a young man, he spent the next forty years thinking of himself as a European intellectual who never felt entirely at home. A talented ethnographer, he developed excellent rapport with his Native American consultants but cut short his fieldwork due to lack of funds. An individualist and an anarchist in politics, he deeply resented having to compromise any of his ideas and freedoms for the sake of professional success. A charming man, he risked his career and family life to satisfy immediate needs and wants. A number of his books and papers on the relationship between anthropology and other social sciences helped foster an important interdisciplinary conversation that continued for decades after his death. For the first time, Sergei Kan brings together and examines all of Goldenweisers published scholarly works, archival records, personal correspondences, nonacademic publications, and living memories from several of Goldenweisers descendants. Goldenweiser attracted attention for his unique progressive views on such issues as race, antisemitism, immigration, education, pacifism, gender, and individual rights. His was a major voice in a chorus of progressive Boasians who applied the insights of their discipline to a variety of questions on the American publics mind. Many of the battles he fought are still with us today. Author Biography Sergei Kan is a professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College. He is the author or editor of several books, including New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations (Nebraska, 2006), Sharing Our Knowledge: The Tlingit and Their Coastal Neighbors (Nebraska, 2015), and Lev Shternberg: Anthropologist, Russian Socialist, Jewish Activist (Nebraska, 2009). Table of Contents List of Illustrations Series Editors Introduction Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Russian Beginning and the Early American Years 2. Early Scholarship, the Iroquois Fieldwork, and Columbia 3. The New School, Academic and Popular Writing, and a Devastating Divorce 4. The West Coast Exile 5. The End Notes References Index Review "Kans excellent biography is deeply researched, easy to read, and economically written. It does a good job of telling the story of an important but little-known figure in the history of folklore and anthropology."—Alex Golub, Journal of Folklore Research"Alexander A. Goldenweiser is a unique figure among American anthropologists. A Maverick Boasian is a valuable contribution to the history of anthropology, specifically to the study of the first generation of Franz Boass students and the establishment of professionalized anthropology in the United States."—Robert Brightman, author of Grateful Prey: Rock Cree Human-Animal Relationships"An authoritative contribution to the history of anthropology."—Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt, author of Franz Boas: Shaping Anthropology and Fostering Social Justice Review Quote "An authoritative contribution to the history of anthropology."--Rosemary L Details ISBN1496233484 Author Sergei Kan Short Title A Maverick Boasian Publisher University of Nebraska Press Series Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1496233484 ISBN-13 9781496233486 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-02-01 Subtitle The Life and Work of Alexander A. Goldenweiser Imprint University of Nebraska Press Place of Publication Lincoln Country of Publication United States Illustrations 16 photographs, index AU Release Date 2023-02-01 NZ Release Date 2023-02-01 US Release Date 2023-02-01 UK Release Date 2023-02-01 Pages 268 DEWEY 305.80092 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159739874;

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