{"product_id":"9781473378186","title":"The Development of Folk-Tales and Myths","description":"This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Development of Folk-Tales and Myths' is an anthropological work on the origins and progress of fiction. Franz Boas was born on July 9th 1958, in Minden, Westphalia. Even though Boas had a passion the natural sciences, he enrolled at the University at Kiel as an undergraduate in Physics. Boas completed his degree with a dissertation on the optical properties of water, before continuing his studies and receiving his doctorate in 1881. Boas became a professor of Anthropology at Columbia University in 1899 and founded the first Ph.D program in anthropology in America. He was also a leading figure in the creation of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Franz Boas had a long career and a great impact on many areas of study. He died on 21st December 1942.","brand":"Read Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144366375152,"sku":"9781473378186","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473378186_p0.jpg?v=1763600994","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473378186","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}