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Melville J. Herskovits

1895 - 1963

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  • Cover of: Cultural anthropology.

    First published in 1948 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The myth of the Negro past.

    First published in 1941 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition mythofnegropast00hers Cover of edition mythofnegropast0000hers
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  • Cover of: The American Negro: a study in racial crossing

    First published in 1928 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Life in a Haitian valley.

    First published in 1937 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lifeinhaitianval0000melv
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  • Cover of: The human factor in changing Africa.

    First published in 1962 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Economic anthropology: the economic life of primitive peoples

    First published in 1952 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The new world negro

    First published in 1966 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition newworldnegrosel0000hers
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  • Cover of: Dahomey, an ancient West African Kingdom

    First published in 1938 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rebel destiny: among the bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana

    First published in 1934 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition rebeldestiny0000hers
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  • Cover of: The anthropometry of the American Negro.

    First published in 1930 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Suriname folk-lore

    First published in 1936 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The backgrounds of African art.

    First published in 1945 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Trinidad village

    First published in 1947 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dahomean narrative: a cross-cultural analysis

    First published in 1958 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: An outline of Dahomean religious belief

    First published in 1933 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Cultural dynamics.: Pref. by Joseph H. Greenberg.

    First published in 1964 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Dahomey: an ancient West African kingdom

    First published in 1938 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Franz Boas: the science of man in the making.

    First published in 1953 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Life in a Haitian village

    First published in 1900 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A cross-cultural study of perception

    First published in 1969 2 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Blacks, Ethnology, African Americans, Primitive societies, Fon (African people), Anthropology, Culture, Acculturation, Anthropometry, History, Social life and customs, Africa, sub-saharan, African Mythology, Afro-Americans, Anthropologie, Cultural relativism, Dahomey, Economic history, Folklore, Magic, Music, Oral tradition, Religion, Tales, Testing
Places
Benin, America, Haiti, Mirebalais (Haiti), Sub-Saharan Africa, Surinam, Suriname, United States, Africa, Afrique au sud du Sahara, Guyana, Haiti Mirebalais, Latin America, Toco (Trinidad and Tobago), Toco (Trinidad), Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
People
Franz Boas (1858-1942)
Time
1918-, 1918-1960, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Herskovits, Melville J.
  • Melville J Herskovits
  • Melville J. Herskovitz
  • Melville J.q(Melville Jean) Herskovits
  • Melville Joan Herskovits
  • Melville Herskovits
  • Melville Jean Herskovits
  • Melville J, & Frances S. Herskovits Herskovits
  • J Herskovits Melville

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June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
August 30, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Talis MARC record.