Ruth Benedict

Patterns of Culture

An Enduring Classic

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An anthropologist compares three diverse societies in this groundbreaking, unique and important cultural study (The New York Times). A remarkable introduction to cultural studies, Patterns of Culture made history in exploring the role of culture in shaping our lives. In it, the renowned anthropologist Ruth Benedict offers an in-depth look at three societies-the Zuñi of the southwestern United States, the Kwakiutl of western Canada, and the Dobuans of Melanesia-and demonstrates the diversity of behaviors in them. Benedict's groundbreaking study shows that a unique configuration of traits defines each human culture and she examines the relat… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-547-52392-7
EAN: 9780547523927
Produktnummer: 31906018
Verlag: Mariner Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 461 KB

Über den Autor

Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) was one of the twentieth century's foremost anthropologists and helped to shape the discipline in the United States and around the world. Benedict was a student and later a colleague of Franz Boas at Columbia, where she taught from 1924. Margaret Mead was one of her students. Benedict's contributions to the field of cultural anthropology are often cited today.