Frederick Starr: Popularizer of Anthropology, Public Intellectual, and Genuine Eccentric

by Donald McVicker

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This is the first biography of Frederick Starr (1856-1933), a founding father of American anthropology at the University of Chicago. It presents a major reevaluation of Starr's place in anthropology, illuminates the consequences of the professionalization of anthropology, and yields a greater understanding of the United States as it moved into a position of global power.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0759120978

ISBN13:9780759120976

Release Date:November 2012

Publisher:Rlpg/Galleys

Length:450 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Social Science Social Sciences

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