Local Knowledge, Global Stage

The Histories of Anthropology Annual presents localized perspectives on the disciplines history within a global context, with a goal of increasing awareness and use of historical approaches in teaching, learning, and conducting anthropology. This tenth volume of the series, Local Knowledge, Global Stage, examines worldwide historical trends of anthropology ranging from the assertion that all British anthropology is a study of the Old Testament to the discovery of the untranslated shorthand notes of pioneering anthropologist Franz Boas. Other topics include archival research into the study of Vancouver Islands indigenous languages, explorations of the Christian notion of virgin births in Edwin Sidney Hartlands The Legend of Perseus, and the Canadian governments implementation of European-model farms as a way to undermine Native culture. In addition to Boas and Hartland, the essays explore the research and personalities of Susan Golla, Claude Lvi-Strauss, and others.