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The autobiography of a pioneer, this is Margaret Mead's story of her life as a woman and as an anthropologist. An enduring cultural icon, she came to represent the new woman, successfully combining motherhood with career, and scholarship with concern for its role in the lives of ordinary people.
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16 editions · 2 languages- Hardcover · English · 1990Peter Smith Pub Inc · 305 pages · 9780844662909
- Hardcover · English · 1989Peter Smith Pub Inc · 9780317600650
- Paperback · English · 1984Pocket · 9780671543075
- Paperback · English · 1981Pocket · 337 pages · 9780671432997
- Paperback · English · 1978Pocket · 9780671826369
- Paperback · English · 1977Pocket · 337 pages · 9780671816568
Women anthropologistsUnited StatesAnthropologistsBiographyAnthropologyHistoryAutobiografieMead, margaret, 1901-1978