Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore: Franz Boas and John Alden Mason in Porto Rico

by Rafael Ocasio

Book Overview

Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore: Franz Boas and John Alden Mason in Porto Rico, 1915 explores the founding father of American anthropology's historic trip to Puerto Rico in 1915. As a component of the Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Boas intended to perform field research in the areas of anthropology and ethnography there while other scientists explored the island's natural resources. Native Puerto Rican cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978810202
• ISBN13: 9781978810204
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"