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Melville J. Herskovits

Melville J. Herskovits

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
46
Citations
12238
World Ranking
3535
National Ranking
1699

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1959 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1937 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Melville J. Herskovits is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their academic work spans the field of Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Political Science and International Relations.

The main research topics covered by Melville J. Herskovits include multiculturalism, politics, migration, and gender; Islamic studies and history; as well as African history and culture analysis.

  • Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender
  • Islamic Studies and History
  • African history and culture analysis

Throughout their career, Melville J. Herskovits has received several recognitions. These include becoming a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1959, a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1937, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1931.

Best Publications

  • MEMORANDUM FOR THE STUDY OF ACCULTURATION

    Robert Redfield;Ralph Linton;Melville J. Herskovits

  • The Myth of the Negro Past

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • The influence of culture on visual perception

    Marshall H. Segall;Donald Thomas Campbell;Melville J. Herskovits

  • Man and his works

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • Man and his works : the science of cultural anthropology

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • THE CATTLE COMPLEX IN EAST AFRICA

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • Cultural Differences in the Perception of Geometric Illusions

    Marshall H. Segall;Donald T. Campbell;Melville J. Herskovits

  • Life in a Haitian Valley

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • Acculturation: the study of culture contact

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • Continuity and change in African cultures

    William Russell Bascom;Melville J. Herskovits

  • Dahomey: An Ancient West African Kingdom

    Walter Cline;Melville J. Herskovits

  • Cultural Relativism Perspectives in Cultural Pluralism

    Melville J. Herskovits;Frances Shapiro Herskovits

  • AFRICAN GODS AND CATHOLIC SAINTS IN NEW WORLD NEGRO BELIEF1

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • The Negro in Bahia, Brazil: A Problem in Method

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • The anthropometry of the American Negro

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • The economic life of primitive peoples

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • Dahomey, an ancient West African kingdom

    Melville J. Herskovits

  • Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro

    Melville J. Herskovits;Newbell Nile Puckett

  • Economic anthropology : readings in theory and analysis

    Edward E. LeClair;Harold K. Schneider;Melville J. Herskovits

  • 162. A Memorandum for the Study of Acculturation

    Robert Redfield;Ralph Linton;Melville J. Herskovits

  • Economic Anthropology: A Study in Comparative Economics.

    Walter Goldschmidt;Melville J. Herskovits

  • The Influence of Culture on Visual Perception.

    Helen Blyth;Marshall H. Segall;Donald T. Campbell;Melville J. Herskovits

  • Continuity and Change in African Cultures.

    Chancellor Williams;Wm. R. Bascom;M. J. Herskovits

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald T. Campbell
Donald T. Campbell Lehigh University
Franz Boas
Franz Boas Columbia University
Edward Sapir
Edward Sapir Yale University

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