William Fenton: Selected Writings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803216075)

William N. Fenton's contributions to the understanding of the cultures and histories of the Iroquois are formidable. Fenton grounded his studies in decades of fieldwork among the Senecas, an encyclopedic knowledge of pertinent historical accounts, a keen appreciation for interpretive theory and practice in ethnohistory and anthropology, and an enduring, generous character. William Fenton: Selected Writings brings together for the first time Fenton's most influential writings on the Iroquois and anthropology, written across nearly six decades. This volume includes Fenton's classic studies of such key issues as Iroquois folklore, factionalism, and the repatriation of material culture; discussions of theory and practice and the methodology of "upstreaming"; obituaries of colleagues and reviews of other studies of the Iroquois; and summaries of the early Conferences on Iroquois Research. This collection reveals much about the world of the Iroquois, past and present, as well as the career and accomplishments of Fenton himself.

Author: William N. Fenton
ISBN-10: 0803216076
ISBN-13: 9780803216075
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 398
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d