Coming of Age in Anthropology: Commentaries on Growing Up in the Global Village

by Pamela J. Peck

In the early twentieth century, anthropologist Margaret Mead wrote a seminal book called Coming of Age in Samoa, followed by a second ethnography called Growing Up in New Guinea. Now, anthropologist Pamela Peck borrows from these titles for her latest book, Coming of Age in Anthropology. The similarity is intentional and goes beyond a simple play on words; in less than a century, the world has transformed from a globe of villages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426948204
• ISBN13: 9781426948206
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"