The Study of Culture At a Distance - Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Culture

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index; Reprint of the 1953 ed., with a new 16 p. introduction; Also avail. in cloth. Publisher Marketing: The result was a research effort that continued long after the war aimed, in the words of Margaret Mead, at analysing the cultural regularities in the characters of individuals who are members of societies that are inaccessible to direct observation.

Contributor Bio:  Mead, Margaret Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was associated with the American Museum of Natural History in New York for over fifty years, becoming curator of ethnology in 1964. She taught at Columbia University and the New School for Social Research as well as many other universities throughout her lifetime. Some of her books include Culture and Commitment, Continuities in Cultural Evolution, andThe Mountain Arapesh. Contributor Bio:  Beeman, William William O. Beeman is Professor of Anthropology and Director of Middle East Studies at Brown University. He has lived and conducted research for over 30 years in all areas of the Middle East. He has served as a consultant to the U. S. State Department and the Department of Defense, and has testified before Congress on Middle Eastern affairs. He is the President-Elect of the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association (2005-2006) and will serve as President from autumn 2006 until 2008, then as Outgoing President from 2008 to 2009.