Half a Man - The Status of the Negro in New York - With a Forword by Franz Boas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781473309463)

This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Half a Man' is an anthropological work on the status of black people in society. Franz Boas was born on July 9th 1958, in Minden, Westphalia. Even though Boas had a passion the natural sciences, he enrolled at the University at Kiel as an undergraduate in Physics. Boas completed his degree with a dissertation on the optical properties of water, before continuing his studies and receiving his doctorate in 1881. Boas became a professor of Anthropology at Columbia University in 1899 and founded the first Ph.D program in anthropology in America. He was also a leading figure in the creation of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Franz Boas had a long career and a great impact on many areas of study. He died on 21st December 1942.

Author: Franz Boas,Mary White Ovington
ISBN-10: 1473309468
ISBN-13: 9781473309463
Publisher: Blumenfeld Press
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2013
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d