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and scientists in many disciplines and in many countries

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Four Anthropologists: An American Science in Its Early Years Paperback initiated the sophisticated use ofMark, Joan, 1981 Four Anthropologists: An American Science in Its Early Years describes the activities and work of leading American anthropologists during the years 18651900, before and just after the arrival of Franz Boas from Germany. Paradoxically, the achievements of the American anthropological community at that time, though acknowledged in Europe, were soon forgotten or downgraded in the United States. Using both private correspondence and