Theorizing the Americanist tradition
By: edited by Lisa Philips Valentine and Regna Darnell.
Contributors: Darnell, Regna.; Valentine, Lisa Philips, 1954-
Series: Anthropological horizons ;; 13
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
Subjects: Anthropological linguistics -- Canada.; Anthropological linguistics -- United States.; Indians of North America -- Languages.
Description: "This collection challenges the prevailing notion that the Americanist Tradition in anthropology, typified by Franz Boas and his colleagues, is atheoretical. Contributions from twenty-five distinguished scholars are brought together here to provide a comprehensive, accessible, state-of-the-art appraisal of interdisciplinary research in the areas of anthropology, linguistics, and Native Studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.