Tanana and Chandalar.Tanana and Chandalar Craig Mishler and William E. Simeone, editors University of Alaska Press The University of Alaska Press is a nonprofit scholarly publisher and distributor of works concerning Alaska, the northern Pacific Rim, and the circumpolar regions. It is associated with the University of Alaska. PO Box 756240, 104 Eielson Building, Salcha Street, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6240 1889963771 $45.00 1-888-252-6657 www.uaf.edu/uapress Tanana and Chandalar: The Alaska Field Journals of Robert A. McKennan presents the original field journals of expert Alaskan ethnographer eth·nog·ra·phy n. The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures. eth·nog Robert A. McKennan (1903-1982) who spent the years between 1929 and 1933 in remote Native American villages and documented Interior Athabaskan life. Annotated by anthropology anthropology, classification and analysis of humans and their society, descriptively, culturally, historically, and physically. Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human social relations has been the distinctive concept of culture. experts Craig Mishler and William Simeone, and supplemented with contextual material and two introductory chapters, Tanana and Chandalar is a highly readable read·a·ble adj. 1. Easily read; legible: a readable typeface. 2. Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story. insight into McKennan's struggles to survive in the Alaskan wilderness, the personal frustration he experienced as an anthropologist, the field methods he used, and the difficulties that challenged him while conducting research. Part methodical me·thod·i·cal also me·thod·ic adj. 1. Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order. 2. Characterized by ordered and systematic habits or behavior. See Synonyms at orderly. manual, part personal insight, part scientific journal and entirely fascinating, Tanana and Chandalar is highly recommended especially for anthropology students, teachers and practitioners. |
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