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Margaret Mead

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

AvPaul Shankman

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Tracing Mead’s career as an ethnographer, as the early voice of public anthropology, and as a public figure, this elegantly written biography links the professional and personal sides of her career. The book looks at Mead’s early career through the end of World War II, when she produced her most important anthropological works, as well as her role as a public figure in the post-war period, through the 1960s until her death in 1978. The criticisms of Mead are also discussed and analyzed. This short volume is an ideal starting point for anyone wanting to learn about, arguably, the most famous anthropologist of the twentieth century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-07-02
Mått127 x 203 x 14 mm
Vikt310 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAnthropology's Ancestors
Antal sidor196
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781800731417

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AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. BeginningsChapter 2. First Fieldwork in SamoaChapter 3. Writing Coming of Age in SamoaChapter 4. Manus and the OmahaChapter 5. Arapesh, Mundugumor, and TchambuliChapter 6. Culture and Personality, and BaliChapter 7. The War Years and National Character StudiesChapter 8. The Post-War Years and Revisiting ManusChapter 9. Mead as a Public FigureChapter 10. Women's Issues and the Redbook ColumnsChapter 11. The Mead-Freeman ControversyChapter 12. LegaciesReferencesIndex

“While Shankman’s biography makes use of the [numerous previously published biographies of Margaret Mead], it nevertheless stands out among the better ones, not only for its well-informed and balanced view of Mead, but also for its concision.” • Times Literary Supplement“Margaret Mead’s work and anthropology’s methods of participant observation techniques and a holistic approach are now more important than ever in addressing major world challenges. Shankman’s book provides insight and inspiration regarding Mead, and to anthropology generally. It is elegantly written, concise, learned, and fair. It provides an excellent means of understanding anthropology’s achievements and potential.” • The Journal of Pacific History“There are many books about Margaret Mead but this one will make an excellent text for teaching undergraduate students aspects of twentieth-century anthropology, as well as being of interest to students of American popular culture of that era.” • Pacific Affairs