Margaret Mead and Samoa : the making and unmaking of an anthropological myth
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In 1928 Margaret Mead announced her stunning discovery of a culture in which the storm and stress of adolescence do not exist. Coming of Age in Samoa has since become a classic - and the best-selling anthropology book of all time. Within the nature-nurture controversy that still divides scientists, Mead's evidence has long been a crucial "negative instance," an apparent proof of the sovereignty of culture over biology. In Margaret Mead and Samoa, Professor Freeman presents startling but wholly...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Press (1965-Present) |
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Date published: | 1983 |
Type: | Book |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/114717 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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