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New lives for old

by Margaret Mead

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First published: 1956 2 languages ISBN: 0688071694
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Anthropological study of the Manus tribe of New Guinea, which was catapulted by the Second World War from a Stone Age culture into the path of modern civilization.
Subjects
Acculturation Case studies Manus (Papua New Guinea people) Manus (Papua New Guinean people) Manus tribe Social conditions Acculturatie Cultural Anthropology Ethnologie Manus

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