Product Description: Discover the great Women of Our Time in these reissues of short middle grade biographies on the lives of twentieth-century women written by a variety of acclaimed authors!     A biography about Margaret Mead, one of the most famous anthropologists in history, and author of the controversial and eye-opening book, Coming of Age in Samoa...read more

Product Description: The range of Mary Douglas's interests had few parallels amongst the leading social anthropologists of the 20th century. Although inspired by the classics of the discipline of anthropology, her theories were idiosyncratic and her applications of them never predictable...read more

Product Description: NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods. peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods most editions available for course adoption...read more

Product Description: More and more, anthropologists are recruited as consultants by government departments, companies or as observers of development processes in their field areas generally. Although these roles can be very gratifying, they can create ambiguous situations for the anthropologists who find that new pressures and responsibilities are placed upon them for which their training did not prepare them...read more

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Profiles the lives of Louis and Mary Leakey and their dedication to the study of human evolution.

Examines the life of the noted anthropologist who worked to help people all over the world understand each other's cultures

Traces the life and work of the noted woman anthropologist whose studies of primitive cultures established her as an authority in her field

Discusses the life and work of the noted anthropologist and her accomplishments in the field. (view table of contents)

Documents the lives and careers of twenty-seven of the world's most important archaeologists and anthropologists, including Margaret Mead, Zora Neale Hurston, Howard Carter, Heinrich Schliemann, and the Leakey family.

A biography of the woman whose studies of primitive cultures established her as one of the world's most acclaimed anthropologists

A biography of the now legendary anthropologist famous for her studies of primitive cultures

Examines the life and work of the anthropologist who became famous for her studies of various primitive cultures.

An account of Margaret Mead's career focuses on her experiences in Samoa in the mid-1920s

An illuminating overview of the life and career of one of the most remarkable women of the twentieth century follows Mead's life from her unusual childhood through her exotic field trips to her final days

Following Margaret Mead's adventures around the world, young readers are exposed to an outstanding example of human understanding and compassion

Reviews the life of the famous anthropologist, calling attention to the significance of her detailed studies of primitive cultures throughout the world