Study of culture at a distance, the
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN :
9781571812162
Date de publication :
17 août 2000
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
662 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The United States on the eve of the Second World War was still a society largely isolated from the world. Facing enemies with unfamiliar cultural traditions, the U.S. government turned to anthropologists for insight. The result was a research effort that continued long after the war, aimed, in the words of Margaret Mead, at analyzing the cultural..