The Culture of Security in San Carlos: A Study of a Guatemalan Community of Indians and Ladinos

Gillin, John Philip (1907-1973) from the library of Professor George M Foster

Verlag: Tulane University Press, New Orleans, 1951

Beschreibung

128 pages with diagrams, tables and references. Quarto (10 1/2" x 7 3/4") issued in wrappers. From the library of George M Foster. Middle American Research Institute Publication number 16. First edition. John Gillin was an innovator in his ways of thinking. Important positions in organizations and universities gave him the opportunity to present his ideas to a wide audience. He got his A.B. degree in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1927. After studying in Europe for a few years, he continued his education at the university and received his Masters Degree in 1930. In 1933, Gillin took a year off to teach at Sara Lawrence College where he prepared to write his Ph.D. dissertation. He first encountered archaeology on an voyage to the tropical forest of South America. Gillin's excellent photographic skills were a great resource on his many expeditions. As an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Utah, President of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Founder of the Ph.D. Anthropology Program at the University of North Carolina and the Anthropology Department at the University of Pittsburgh and President of the American Anthropological Association, John Gillin was a very accomplished man. Known in anthropological circles for his desire to fully understand "the ways of men," Gillin devoted his whole career to understanding the cultures of other societies. His published works generally focused on the sociological point of study. Condition: Foster's stamp to half title. Some occasional pencil underling of text by Foster. Corners bumped, light edge wear, spine sunned else about a very good copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers A0452

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Titel: The Culture of Security in San Carlos: A ...

Verlag: Tulane University Press, New Orleans

Erscheinungsdatum: 1951

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition