Search Results: culture commitment a study of by mead margaret 1901 1978

xxiv+113 pages with bibliographical note. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover in original jacket. First edition. From her knowledge of societies throughout the world, Margaret Mead explains how the youth of her generation differs from those in the past and why an unprecedented generation gap must be acknowledged by old and young alike before communication can begin. Condition: Previous owner's name on pastedown. Jacket slightly soiled, spine heal has 3/4" chip, tear at front corner and heal of spine else a very good copy in like jacket.

Garden City, NY : Natural History Press ; Doubleday & Company, published for the American Museum of Natural History, 1970., 1970. Fine. xxic, 91 pp. ; LCCN: 79-93204 ; dark grey cloth in dustjacket ; "Originated from the Man and nature lectures delivered ... at the American Museum of Natural History in March 1969 in conjunction with the museum's centennial celebration." ; LC: HM101; HQ796; Dewey: 301.2 ; OCLC: 54996 ; "The renowned anthropologist argues that the gap between the generations in the seventies is qualitatively different in depth and extent than any previous generational break and probes efforts to mold coherent cultural patterns and search for commitment" ; very slight wear to bottom of spine, else FINE/VG

Garden City, N. Y. : Published for the American Museum of Natural History [By] Natural History Press, Doubleday & Co., 1970. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and suprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 91 pages; Physical desc. : pp. Xxiv, 91. 21 cm. Subject: Cultural Studies