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an anthropologist looks at America

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An edition of And keep your powder dry (1942)

And keep your powder dry

an anthropologist looks at America

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"Margaret Mead wrote this comprehensive sketch of the culture of the United States - one of the first since de Tocqueville - in 1942 at the beginning of the Second World War, when Americans were confronted by foreign powers from both Europe and Asia in a particularly challenging manner. Mead's work became an instant classic. It was required reading for anthropology students for nearly two decades, and was widely translated. It was revised and expanded in 1965 for a second generation of readers. Among the more controversial conclusions of her analysis are the denial of class as a motivating force in American culture, and her contention that culture is the primary determinant for individual character formation. Her process remains lucid, vivid, and arresting. As a classic study of a complex western society, it remains a monument to anthropological analysis."--BOOK JACKET.

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W. Morrow and Co.
Language
English
Pages
274

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Subjects

American National characteristics, Culturele antropologie, Amerikanen, Volkskarakter, National characteristics, american, Nationale kenmerken

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1965, Morrow
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And keep your powder dry: an anthropologist looks at America
1942, W. Morrow and Co.
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Edition Notes

"Bibliographical appendix": p. 265-274.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
917.3
Library of Congress
E169.1 .M5

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 274 p.
Number of pages
274

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6441169M
LCCN
42025037
OCLC/WorldCat
419115, 6742029
LibraryThing
1034292

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Work ID
OL73783W

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