Inuit and whalers on Baffin Island through German eyes : Wilhelm Weike's Arctic journal and letters (1883-1884) / / Ludger Müller-Wille and Bernd Gieseking

• Autore: Müller-Wille Ludger
• Pubblicazione: Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2011]; ©2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.20899712
• Soggetto topico: Inuit - Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Travel
• Soggetto geografico: Baffin Island (Nunavut) Social life and customs 19th century; Baffin Island (Nunavut) Description and travel; Baffin, Île de (Nunavut) Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle; Baffin, Île de (Nunavut) Descriptions et voyages
• Persona (resp. second.): GiesekingBernd
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF FIGURES""; ""PREFACE""; ""The arctic year of an ordinary German""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Wilhelm Weike with Franz Boasamong Inuit and whalers â€? duties and chronicling""; ""PART I""; ""WILHELM WEIKE""; ""Arctic Journal and Letters(1883-1884)""; ""Preparations and voyageon board the Germania (June 10 to August 27, 1883)""; ""About sea and ice â€? Letters fromon board the Germania (July 6 to August 26)""; ""Among Inuit, whalers, and polar researchers (August 28 to September 16)""; ""Boat trips and hikes(17 September to 22 October)"" ; ""From an alien worldâ€?Letters from Qeqerten(August 28 to September 25)""""Life and death at Qeqerten (October 23 to December 10)""; ""On the ice and in iglus in Cumberland Sound(11 December 1883 to 7 January 1884)""; ""Frostbite and recovery at Qeqerten (January 8 to April 10)""; ""By dog team over Kingnait Passand along Davis Strait(April 11 to July 18)""; ""Waiting for the whaling ships at Qivitung (July 19 to August 24)""; ""Homeward voyage on board the Wolf (August 25 to September 1)""; ""Back in Germanyâ€?Correspondence with Franz Boas (1884-1889)""; ""PART 2""; ""WILHELM WEIKE"" ; ""Pleasures and leisure-time""""Health and illness""; ""Insights into Inuit culture""; ""Alcoholâ€?the questionable drink of the Qallunaat""; ""Return to Mindenâ€?readjusting and marriage (October 1884 to December 1885)""; ""Move to and life in Berlin (1886-1917)""; ""Messages to and from Baffin Island (1884-1886)""; ""Wilhelm Weike through Franz Boasâ€? eyes""; ""The Inuit and the Arcticâ€?the Boasian enigma""; ""And who was Wilhelm Weike?""; ""Finale""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Individuals""; ""Institutions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Told from an ordinary man's perspective, these are the journal and letters of Wilhelm Weike as he accompanied Franz Boas—the father of modern anthropology—on his journey to the arctic from 1883 to 1884. This extraordinary document of early arctic history provides a plain, direct view of the Inuit and the whalers in their arctic environment at the end of the 19th century. With invaluable contextual and complementary information, this book contributes key insights during the recent wave of scientific assessment of Franz Boas's legacy in all social sciences.
• Titolo autorizzato: Inuit and whalers on Baffin Island through German eyes
• ISBN: 1-926824-45-8; 1-926824-46-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820310803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II