Author: British Columbia Provincial Museum
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Report - Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology
Author: British Columbia Provincial Museum
Publisher:
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History
Author: British Columbia Provincial Museum
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology
Author: British Columbia Provincial Museum
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History
Author: British Columbia Provincial Museum
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Category : Museums
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Category : Museums
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Wilson Duff
Author: Robin Fisher
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 1550179764
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The fascinating origin story of Wilson Duff, the pioneering BC anthropologist and museologist remembered for his contributions to research on First Nations cultures of the Northwest Coast. Wilson Duff was born in 1925 in the city of Vancouver and his turbulent early years were shaped by the Great Depression and the Second World War. An intelligent child, he quickly progressed in school. After one year at the University of British Columbia, he signed up for the Air Force. An analytic thinker, Duff excelled as a navigator on a Liberator bomber based in India. However, these years carried their own traumas—the omnipresent terror of war and the specter of death. On his return from India, Duff recommenced his studies at UBC. There he began a love affair with anthropology and museum studies. As provincial anthropologist at the BC Provincial Museum from 1950 to 1965 and then at the University of British Columbia, he helped to shape Canadian and British Columbian understanding of First Nations’ cultures. Forging relationships with Indigenous Peoples during field work, Duff was particularly interested in the Northwest Coast cultures and art, and authored important books including Arts of the Raven: Masterworks by the Northwest Coast Indian and Images Stone B.C.: Thirty Centuries of Northwest Coast Indian Sculpture. Hundreds of students left his classes with a greater understanding of Indigenous cultures and the consequences of settler colonialism in British Columbia. He devoted his life to understanding Indigenous people and cultures and communicating that understanding to newcomers, a subject of continued relevance today. Duff struggled with depression for much of his life and died by suicide at age 51. In the end, he claimed he did not fear death because “the end is the beginning.” He believed in reincarnation: that he would be coming back. In tracing the story of Wilson Duff, biographer Robin Fisher reveals the evolution of anthropological studies, the history of a time and place—Vancouver during the Great Depression and war years—and the more recent changes taking place in museum and anthropology studies. Told with insight, and attention to the controversies and complexities of Duff’s life, this story will fascinate anyone engaged in BC history.
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 1550179764
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The fascinating origin story of Wilson Duff, the pioneering BC anthropologist and museologist remembered for his contributions to research on First Nations cultures of the Northwest Coast. Wilson Duff was born in 1925 in the city of Vancouver and his turbulent early years were shaped by the Great Depression and the Second World War. An intelligent child, he quickly progressed in school. After one year at the University of British Columbia, he signed up for the Air Force. An analytic thinker, Duff excelled as a navigator on a Liberator bomber based in India. However, these years carried their own traumas—the omnipresent terror of war and the specter of death. On his return from India, Duff recommenced his studies at UBC. There he began a love affair with anthropology and museum studies. As provincial anthropologist at the BC Provincial Museum from 1950 to 1965 and then at the University of British Columbia, he helped to shape Canadian and British Columbian understanding of First Nations’ cultures. Forging relationships with Indigenous Peoples during field work, Duff was particularly interested in the Northwest Coast cultures and art, and authored important books including Arts of the Raven: Masterworks by the Northwest Coast Indian and Images Stone B.C.: Thirty Centuries of Northwest Coast Indian Sculpture. Hundreds of students left his classes with a greater understanding of Indigenous cultures and the consequences of settler colonialism in British Columbia. He devoted his life to understanding Indigenous people and cultures and communicating that understanding to newcomers, a subject of continued relevance today. Duff struggled with depression for much of his life and died by suicide at age 51. In the end, he claimed he did not fear death because “the end is the beginning.” He believed in reincarnation: that he would be coming back. In tracing the story of Wilson Duff, biographer Robin Fisher reveals the evolution of anthropological studies, the history of a time and place—Vancouver during the Great Depression and war years—and the more recent changes taking place in museum and anthropology studies. Told with insight, and attention to the controversies and complexities of Duff’s life, this story will fascinate anyone engaged in BC history.
The Franz Boas Papers, Volume 1
Author: Franz Boas
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803269846
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
"The introductory volume to the Franz Boas Papers: Documentary Edition, which examines Boas' stature as public intellectual in three crucial dimensions: theory, ethnography and activism"--
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803269846
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
"The introductory volume to the Franz Boas Papers: Documentary Edition, which examines Boas' stature as public intellectual in three crucial dimensions: theory, ethnography and activism"--
The Birds of British Columbia
Author: Robert Wayne Campbell
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774806184
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
This is the first volume in a 4-volume set, which is the culmination of two decades of research and writing. For the first time, the natural history, migration patterns, habitat requirements, reproductive biology, and distribution of the province's birdlife are combined in one publication. This is a reprint of the original volume published in 1990 by the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Canadian Wildlife Service. No changes or updates in content have been made from the original edition.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774806184
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
This is the first volume in a 4-volume set, which is the culmination of two decades of research and writing. For the first time, the natural history, migration patterns, habitat requirements, reproductive biology, and distribution of the province's birdlife are combined in one publication. This is a reprint of the original volume published in 1990 by the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Canadian Wildlife Service. No changes or updates in content have been made from the original edition.
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1
Author: Wayne Campbell
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774844434
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
This first volume of a remarkable four-volume set on the birds of British Columbia covers eight-six species of nonpasserines, from loons through to waterfowl. Detailed species accounts provide unprecedented coverage of these birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns. Introductory chapters look at the province’s ornithological history, its environment and the methodology used in the volumes.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774844434
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
This first volume of a remarkable four-volume set on the birds of British Columbia covers eight-six species of nonpasserines, from loons through to waterfowl. Detailed species accounts provide unprecedented coverage of these birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns. Introductory chapters look at the province’s ornithological history, its environment and the methodology used in the volumes.
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2
Author: Wayne Campbell
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774844361
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
This volume completes the nonpasserine species and contains accounts for the diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774844361
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
This volume completes the nonpasserine species and contains accounts for the diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers.
Canadiana
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
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