Fridtjof Nansen

Eskimo Life

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In 1888-9, Fridtjof Nansen and his team wintered among the Greenlandic Inuit. This translated account was published in 1893.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9781108061957
• ISBN-10: 1108061958
• Artikelnr.: 38605678

Inhaltsangabe

Translator's preface
Author's preface
1. Greenland and the Eskimo
2. Appearance and dress
3. The 'kaiak' and its appurtenances
4. The Eskimo at sea
5. Winter-houses, tents, woman-boats, and excursions
6. Cookery and dainties
7. Character and social conditions
8. The position and work of women
9. Love and marriage
10. Morals
11. Judicial proceedings, and entertainment
12. Mental gifts and art
13. Religious ideas
14. The introduction of Christianity
15. Europeans and natives
16. What have we achieved
17. Conclusion.