Mandler, Peter
Return from the Natives: How Margaret Mead Won the Second World War and Lost the Cold War
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300187854
- author:
- Mandler, Peter
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 366
- Dimensions:
- 17.27 x 3.81 x 24.13 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Social Scientists & Psychologist, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Margaret Mead was determined to show that anthropology could tackle the psychology of modern societies in ways useful for waging war. This fascinating biography follows her and her closest collaborators through their triumphs and downfall, from their role in shaping American culture during World War II to their impact on the Cold War. Mead's story is a reminder that the Second World War was as much a clash of cultures as it was a conflict of ideologies. Peter Mandler's book explores how intellectuals like Mead became embroiled in politics, and asks whether experts should ever involve themselves in affairs of state. Part intellectual biography, part cultural history, and part history of the human sciences, this book offers a fresh perspective on one of the most influential anthropologists of the 20th century.
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