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For more than a generation, this pioneering book has been an indispensable introduction to the field of anthropology. Here, in her study of three sharply contrasting cultures, Benedict puts forward her famous thesis that a people's culture is an integrated whole, a "personality writ large." Includes a preface from Margaret Mead.

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Patterns of Culture, Ruth Benedict, Margaret Mead, Mary Catherine Bateson

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1989
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Title
Patterns of Culture
Language
English
Publisher
Mariner Books
Released
1989
Format
Paperback
Pages
320
ISBN10
0395500885
ISBN13
9780395500880
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First published
1934
Original title
Patterns of Culture
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For more than a generation, this pioneering book has been an indispensable introduction to the field of anthropology. Here, in her study of three sharply contrasting cultures, Benedict puts forward her famous thesis that a people's culture is an integrated whole, a "personality writ large." Includes a preface from Margaret Mead.