Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes Wilhelm Weike's Arctic Journal and Letters (1883–84)
, by Müller-Wille, Ludger; Gieseking, Bernd; Barr, WilliamNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781926824116 | 1926824113
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/1/2011
Wilhelm Weike accompanied Franz Boas, the father of modern anthropology, on his journey to the arctic in 1883-84. As servant to Boas he was much closer to the Inuit they met and he carefully recounts the story of their travels and their encounters in his journal and letters. This extraordinary document of early Canadian arctic history provides a plain direct view of the Inuit and the whalers and their arctic environment in the words of a working man. This book contributes key insight during current wave of scientific assessment of Franz Boas "s legacy in all social sciences. In their preface, notes and comments, Ludger M ller-Wille and Bernd Gieseking provide English-speaking readers in North America with invaluable contextual and complementary information.