Margaret Mead - (Anthropology's Ancestors) by Paul Shankman (Paperback)

About the Book

Tracing Mead's career as an ethnographer, as the early voice of public anthropology, and as a public figure, this elegantly written biography links the professional and personal sides of her career. This short volume is an ideal starting point for anyone wanting to learn about, arguably, the most famous anthropologist of the twentieth century.

Book Synopsis

Tracing Mead's career as an ethnographer, as the early voice of public anthropology, and as a public figure, this elegantly written biography links the professional and personal sides of her career. This short volume is an ideal starting point for anyone wanting to learn about, arguably, the most famous anthropologist of the twentieth century.

Review Quotes

"While Shankman's biography makes use of the [numerous previously published biographies of Margaret Mead], it nevertheless stands out among the better ones, not only for its well-informed and balanced view of Mead, but also for its concision." - Times Literary Supplement

About the Author

Paul Shankman is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He is the author of The Trashing of Margaret Mead: Anatomy of an Anthropological Controversy (Wisconsin, 2009).