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Letters from the Field, 1925-1975

Author : Margaret Mead
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062566180
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Letters from the Field, 1925-1975 written by Margaret Mead and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1925, when at twenty-three she embarked on her first field work in Samoa, Mead sent family and friends these letters from the field “to make a little more real for them” the exotic worlds that absorbed her. In this complement to her bestselling memoir Blackberry Winter, Mead has assembled selected letters she wrote from Samoa in 1925-26; from Peré Village, Manus, in the Admiralty Islands, in 1928-29; from the Arapesh, Mundugumor, and Tchambuli, New Guinea, in 1932-33; from Bali and the Iatmul, New Guinea, in 1936-39; from Manus again in 1953; and during brief visits in the sixties and seventies to Manus, several new Guinea sites, and Montserrat in the West Indies. Enhanced by more than 100 photographs, these intelligent, vivid, frequently funny and sometimes poetic letters help us share with Mead “the unique, but also cumulative, experience of immersing oneself in the on-going life of another people, . . .attempting to understand mentally and physically this other version of reality.”

Letters from the Field

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (286 download)

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Download or read book Letters from the Field written by and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Margaret Mead

Author : Elesha J. Coffman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192571877
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Margaret Mead written by Elesha J. Coffman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 50 years, Margaret Mead told Americans how cultures worked, and Americans listened. While serving as a curator at the American Museum of Natural History and as a professor of anthropology at Columbia University, she published dozens of books and hundreds of articles, scholarly and popular, on topics ranging from adolescence to atomic energy, Polynesian kinship networks to kindergarten, national morale to marijuana. At her death in 1978, she was the most famous anthropologist in the world and one of the best-known women in America. She had amply achieved her goal, as she described it to an interviewer in 1975, "To have lived long enough to be of some use." As befits her prominence, Mead has had many biographers, but there is a curious hole at the center of these accounts: Mead's faith. Margaret Mead: A Twentieth-Century Faith introduces a side of its subject that few people know. It re-narrates her life and reinterprets her work, highlighting religious concerns. Following Mead's lead, it ranges across areas that are typically kept academically distinct: anthropology, gender studies, intellectual history, church history, and theology. It is a portrait of a mind at work, pursuing a unique vision of the good of the world.

Letter to the World

Author : Susan Ware
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393046526
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Letter to the World written by Susan Ware and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of "Composing a Life" and "Writing a Woman's Life" comes this look at the intimate and public lives of seven strong and vibrant women: Eleanor Roosevelt, Dorothy Thompson, Margaret Mead, Katharine Hepburn, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Martha Graham, and Marian Anderson. Photos.

Coming of Age

Author : Deborah Beatriz Blum
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466859490
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Coming of Age written by Deborah Beatriz Blum and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The startling coming-of-age story of famed anthropologist Margaret Mead whose radical ideas challenged the social and sexual norms of her time. The story begins in 1923, when twenty-two year old Margaret Mead is living in New York City, engaged to her childhood sweetheart and on the verge of graduating from college. Seemingly a conventional young lady, she marries, but shocks friends when she decides to keep her maiden name. After starting graduate school at Columbia University, she does the unthinkable: she first enters into a forbidden relationship with a female colleague, then gets caught up in an all-consuming and secret affair with a brilliant older man. As her sexual awakening continues, she discovers it is possible to be in love with more than one person at the same time. While Margaret’s personal explorations are just beginning, her interest in distant cultures propels her into the new field of anthropology. Ignoring the constraints put on women, she travels alone to a tiny speck of land in the South Pacific called Samoa to study the sexual behavior of adolescent girls. Returning home on an ocean liner nine months later, a chance encounter changes the course of her life forever. Now, drawing on letters, diaries, and memoirs, Deborah Beatriz Blum reconstructs these five transformative years of Margaret Mead’s life, before she became famous, revealing the story that she hid from the world –during her lifetime and beyond.

Colin McPhee

Author : Carol J. Oja
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252071805
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (718 download)

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Download or read book Colin McPhee written by Carol J. Oja and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colin McPhee was a performer, writer, and pioneer among Western composers in turning to Asia for inspiration. A close friend of Aaron Copland, Carlos Chavez, Henry Cowell, and Virgil Thomson, he played a vital role in new music activities in New York in the 1920s, but his most important accomplishments came from his devotion to the music of Bali. Carol Oja's Colin McPhee: Composer in Two Worlds traces his life, his influences on fellow musicians, and the profound experience of a composer striving to comprehend an entirely new musical language. After hearing rare recordings of the Balinese gamelan--a percussion orchestra with delicately layered textures and clangorous sounds--McPhee traveled to Bali and worked closely with such Western anthropologists as Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. The island may also have appealed to him because of its relatively open attitude toward homosexuality. Gay by inclination, he nevertheless married anthropologist Jane Belo and built a native-style house on the island where they lived for most of the 1930s. During this time, McPhee became a devoted and meticulous chronicler of Balinese musical culture, and his Music of Bali remains a classic in ethnomusicology. Beginning in the mid-1930s, his own compositions became an imaginative hybrid of Balinese and Western music, anticipating the later work of such figures as John Cage, Lou Harrison, and Steve Reich. Finally back in print, Carol Oja's account of McPhee's unconventional life and work evokes key issues in composition and ethnomusicology, sure to be of interest to scholars, musicians or anyone interested in 20th century American or Balinese music.

Anthropology and Autobiography

Author : Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth. Annual Conference (1989 : York)
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415051894
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Anthropology and Autobiography written by Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth. Annual Conference (1989 : York) and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Chosen Primate

Author : Adam Kuper
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674128262
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book The Chosen Primate written by Adam Kuper and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chosen Primate ends by looking forward to the next millennium, noting that our future depends on our response to another fundamental question: Will our culture, which has given us the means to adapt successfully to nature, ultimately destroy nature? In raising this question, Kuper shows that debates in anthropology are more than just academic disputes - they engage the major issues of our time.

Modernist Anthropology

Author : Marc Manganaro
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400861411
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Modernist Anthropology written by Marc Manganaro and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent insights into the nature of representation and power relations have signaled an important shift in perspective on anthropology: from a fieldwork-based "science" of culture to an interpretive activity bound to the discursive and ideological process called "text-making." This collection of essays reflects the ongoing cross-fertilization between literary criticism and anthropology. Focusing on texts written or influenced by anthropologists between 1900 and 1945, the work relates current perspectives on anthropology's discursive nature to the literary period known as "Modernism.". The essays, each demonstrating anthropology's profound influence on this important cultural movement, are organized according to discourse type: from the comparativist text of Frazer, to the ethnographies of Boas, Benedict, Mead, and Hurston, and on to the surrealist experiments of the College de Sociologie. Meanwhile the book's orientation shifts from essays that approach anthropology from the vantage points of literariness and textual power to those that contemplate what bearing the junction of cultural theory and anthropology can have upon present and future social institutions. In addition to the editor, contributors include Vincent Crapanzano, Deborah Gordon, Richard Handler, Arnold Krupat, Francesco Loriggio, Michele Richman, Marty Roth, Marilyn Strathern, Robert Sullivan, John B. Vickery, and Steven Webster. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Literature of Travel and Exploration

Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135456623
Total Pages : 3477 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Literature of Travel and Exploration written by Jennifer Speake and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 3477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.

Margaret Mead

Author : Ruth Strother
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 9781604535259
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Margaret Mead written by Ruth Strother and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the life and legacy of anthropolist Margaret Mead.

Beyond the Mask

Author : Kathleen A. Burt
Publisher : Genoa House
ISBN 13 : 1926975081
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Mask written by Kathleen A. Burt and published by Genoa House. This book was released on 2012-07-27 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Combined Edition) Original 2 books combined into a large page edition! Beyond the Mask: The Rising Sign Parts 1 & 2 by Katheen Burt “Beyond the Mask will speak deeply to many–to astrologers and lovers of astrology at every level, archetypally minded people, depth psychologists and seekers from many walks of life.” –Monika Wikman Ph.D., Jungian Analyst and author of Pregnant Darkness: Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness Well known and respected internationally for her ground breaking work in Archetypes of the Zodiac, Kathleen Burt now offers us a phenomenal distillation of her life work in: Beyond the Mask: The Rising Sign – Part 1 & Part 2. Midlife urgings bring forth cycles of death and rebirth. Antiquated identities and roles must die, old ‘masks’ must be pealed away before we can discover a new path in life. Kathleen Burt addresses specifically how the twelve rising sign patterns guide us into new life and fresh experiences. With the keen eye of an astrologer examining the biography of creative writers and inspired people, Kathleen Burt brings a depth of understanding to the Rising Sign. This unique volume of wisdom offers decades of scholarly study and practical experience in esoteric astrology, psychology, mythology, and biography and examines the underlying archetypal patterns inherent in our lives.

The Oxford Handbook of Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research Inquiry

Author : Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber
Publisher : Oxford Library of Psychology
ISBN 13 : 0199933626
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research Inquiry written by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and published by Oxford Library of Psychology. This book was released on 2015 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a variety of innovative methods and tools, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation on multi and mixed methods research.

Affinities and Extremes

Author : James A. Boon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226064611
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (646 download)

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Download or read book Affinities and Extremes written by James A. Boon and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1990-06-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines.

Encyclopedia of Case Study Research

Author : Albert J. Mills
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412956706
Total Pages : 1153 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Case Study Research written by Albert J. Mills and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010 with total page 1153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the authoritative reference work in the field. An interdisciplinary set, it investigates the extensive history, design and methods of case study research.

Two-party Line

Author : Jane Carter Goodale
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780847682645
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Two-party Line written by Jane Carter Goodale and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1996 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This honest glimpse into the nature of ethnographic fieldwork, revolves around letters written by the author to illustrate the daily adventures of learning to understand a largely unknown culture through participant observation and interactive discourse.

Searchers, Seers, and Shakers

Author : James A. Schellenberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351491733
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Searchers, Seers, and Shakers written by James A. Schellenberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers intellectual portraits of eleven giants of the modern social sciences. It is bound by two central themes. The first is that there is a fundamental unity behind the various forms of social science. There is a general social science as well as a variety of social science disciplines. The second theme is that a biographical approach is a useful tool for making clear some of the central ideas of social science. By looking at the lives and achievements of selected masters, we should be better able to understand the fundamental nature (or natures) of social science.In order to determine which figures should be regarded as masters Schellenberg defines the three main kinds of work he sees as central for social science. First is the work of basic discovery done by searchers who made especially important contributions to empirical work in the social sciences. The persons he selected for special treatment here are Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, Margaret Mead, and B. F. Skinner. He then considers the work of theory, choosing for examination seers who had made especially important theoretical contributions: John Dewey, Talcott Parsons, and Kenneth Boulding.Schellenberg next examines those social scientists who worked to seek changes in society. These were the shakers or social reformers. In Schellenberg's view these come in three main subtypes, and he sought to include at least one example of each--Gunnar Myrdal and Alva Myrdal as social engineers, C. Wright Mills as a rebellious social critic, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan as one whose contribution was made more directly into the world of politics.Schellenberg's exploration of the lives of these eleven masters of twentieth-century social science reveals many surprises and ironies. While he points out major contributions, he also has felt free to make criticisms. As he has said: These were all real persons, with failings and foibles, as well as persons of great achievement. I felt that the examination of