The Trashing of Margaret Mead: Anatomy of an Anthropological Controversy - Studies in American Thought and Culture - Paul Shankman - Books - University of Wisconsin Press - 9780299234546 - December 3, 2009
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The Trashing of Margaret Mead: Anatomy of an Anthropological Controversy - Studies in American Thought and Culture 1st edition


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Explores the dimensions of the Mead-Freeman controversy as it developed publicly and as it played out privately, including the personal relationships, professional rivalries, and larger-than-life personalities that drove it. This book reviews key questions about Samoan sexuality, the alleged hoaxing of Mead, and the meaning of the controversy.


360 pages, 11 b/w photos, 1 map

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 3, 2009
ISBN13 9780299234546
Publishers University of Wisconsin Press
Pages 360
Dimensions 162 × 227 × 18 mm   ·   423 g
Language English  
Series Editor Boyer, Paul S.

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