"In this book three distinguished scholars discuss a problem basic to the understanding of primitive art: the relation of the traditional techniques of an art to the development of style and the ...

First published in 1935, "Sex and Temperament" is a fascinating and brilliant anthropological study of the intimate lives of three New Guinea tribes from infancy to adulthood. Focusing on the gentle, ...

A number of secondhand sources recall Mead making this statement in response to a student’s question or as part of a lecture. But we were unable to find evidence to independently verify the anecdote, ...