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Iroquois Journey
Fenton, William N.. Ed(S): Campisi, Jack; Starna, William A.
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Description for Iroquois Journey
Paperback. A memoir of William N Fenton (1908-2005), a leading scholar who shaped Iroquois studies and modern anthropology in America. It reveals the ambitions and struggles of the man and the many accomplishments of the anthropologist, the complex and sometimes volatile milieu of Native-White relations in upstate New York in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Campisi, Jack; Starna, William A. Series: The Iroquoians & Their World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 26 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Iroquois Journey is the warm and illuminating memoir of William N. Fenton (1908–2005), a leading scholar who shaped Iroquois studies and modern anthropology in America. The memoir reveals the ambitions and struggles of the man and the many accomplishments of the anthropologist, the complex and sometimes volatile milieu of Native-white relations in upstate New York in the twentieth century, and key theoretical and methodological developments in American anthropology. Fenton’s memoir, completed shortly before his death, takes us from his ancestors’ lives in the Conewango Valley in western New York to his education at Yale. It affords valuable insights into the ... Read more
Iroquois Journey is the warm and illuminating memoir of William N. Fenton (1908–2005), a leading scholar who shaped Iroquois studies and modern anthropology in America. The memoir reveals the ambitions and struggles of the man and the many accomplishments of the anthropologist, the complex and sometimes volatile milieu of Native-white relations in upstate New York in the twentieth century, and key theoretical and methodological developments in American anthropology. Fenton’s memoir, completed shortly before his death, takes us from his ancestors’ lives in the Conewango Valley in western New York to his education at Yale. It affords valuable insights into the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
The Iroquoians & Their World
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803227897
SKU
V9780803227897
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About Fenton, William N.. Ed(S): Campisi, Jack; Starna, William A.
Jack Campisi is a former associate professor of anthropology at Wellesley College and is now an independent consultant. He is coeditor of Extending the Rafters: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Iroquoian Studies and The Oneida Indian Experience: Two Perspectives. William A. Starna is a professor emeritus of anthropology at State University of New York College at Oneonta. He is coeditor of In ... Read more
Reviews for Iroquois Journey
“Fenton's memoir is so readable that I nearly finished it in a single sitting. Those who knew Fenton appreciated his talent for telling a story, whether as a comment to a large audience in response to a scholarly paper or in a small gathering over drinks or dinner. Fenton has always written in the same style as these oral presentations ... Read more