Margaret Mead and Samoa: The Making and Unmaking of an Anthropological Myth
Derek Freeman explores the making and unmaking of an anthropological myth connected with Margaret Mead and Samoa. Focusing on interpretation, scholarly debate, and the development of anthropological ideas, this book offers a concise examination of how influential understandings of culture can be established and reassessed.
About This Book
Derek Freeman examines the anthropological legacy associated with Margaret Mead and Samoa.
The book focuses on how an anthropological myth is formed, understood, and later reconsidered.
It places questions of interpretation and scholarly debate at the center of its subject.
This is a work of anthropology and intellectual history for readers interested in how ideas about culture are created and challenged.
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