The mind of primitive man : A course of lectures delivered before the Lowell…
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
"The Mind of Primitive Man: A Course of Lectures Delivered Before the Lowell..." by Franz Boas is a book published in 1911. This groundbreaking anthropological work challenges racist and eugenic theories about race and intelligence that dominated early twentieth-century thought. Boas examines claims linking physical characteristics to mental capacity, explores the role of environment versus heredity, and compares languages and cultures across civilizations. His analysis dismantles the concept of racial hierarchies and argues that cultural development depends on historical causes rather than biological race. ... Read more
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| Author | Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 |
|---|---|
| Title | The mind of primitive man : A course of lectures delivered before the Lowell Institute, Boston, Mass., and the National University of Mexico, 1910-1911 |
| Original Publication | New York: The Macmillan Company, 1911, pubdate 1911, copyright 1921. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mind_of_Primitive_Man |
| Credits | Aaron Adrignola, Gísli Valgeirsson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 44.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | GN: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology |
| Subject | Ethnopsychology |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71630 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-71630-5 |
| Release Date | Sep 13, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1158 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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