King, Charles, 1967-

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August 20, 2019

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How A Few 'Renegade' Thinkers Helped Usher In A New Era Of Anthropology

In his new book, Gods of the Upper Air, Charles King tells the story of Franz Boas, Margaret Mead and the other 20th century anthropologists who challenged outdated notions of race, class and gender.

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