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ISBN: 9781771860017-02

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“… the elementary relationship between land and people …”: Geographical and Ethnological Paradigms / Early Geographical Studies, 1881-1883: Inuit Occupancy in the Arctic

Chapters 1 and 2

From: The Franz Boas Enigma

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Chapter 1 discusses Franz Boas’ life and research/various publications and their importance as well as explores his interests, academic directions, and influences. Chapter 2 explores Boas’ preparation and research for his individual research projects concerning the Inuit and the physical environment in the North American Arctic.

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Ludger Müller-Wille

Ludger Müller-Wille is a Montreal anthropologist and geographer who taught at McGill University for thirty years. Author and editor of books and articles on Franz Boas, he has conducted extensive research in the Arctic and Subarctic among Sámi and Finns in Finland and Inuit, Dene, and Naskapi in Canada. Ludger Müller-Wille is also author of Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island through German Eyes, Wilhelm Weike’s Arctic Journal and Letters (1883-84) published by Baraka Books in 2012.