Half a Man - The Status of the Negro in New York - With a Forword by Franz Boas
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Mary White Ovington | ISBN: | 9781473378155 |
| Publisher: | Read Books Ltd. | Publication: | July 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | White Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mary White Ovington |
| ISBN: | 9781473378155 |
| Publisher: | Read Books Ltd. |
| Publication: | July 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | White Press |
| Language: | English |
This early work by Mary White Ovington was originally published in 1911 and features a foreword by Franz Boas . '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.
This early work by Mary White Ovington was originally published in 1911 and features a foreword by Franz Boas . '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.
