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On creating a usable culture Margaret Mead and the emergence of American cosmopolitanism

Title
On creating a usable culture [electronic resource] : Margaret Mead and the emergence of American cosmopolitanism / Maureen A. Molloy.
Author
Molloy, Maureen, 1949-
Publication
Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c2008.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 200 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
On creating a usable culture (Online)
Alternative Title
On creating a usable culture (Online)
Subject
  • Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Anthropology > United States > Popular works
  • Anthropology in popular culture > United States
  • Anthropology in literature
  • Cosmopolitanism > United States
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States
  • United States > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-192) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The problem of American culture -- The "jungle flapper" : civilization, repression, and the homogenous society -- "Lords of an empty creation" : masculinity, puritanism, and cultural stagnation -- "Every woman deviating from the code" : cultural lag, moral contagion, and social disintegration -- "Maladjustment of a worse order" : temperament, psychosexual misidentification, and the refuge of private life -- On creating a usable culture.
LCCN
2007048336
OCLC
ssj0000214535
Author
Molloy, Maureen, 1949-
Title
On creating a usable culture [electronic resource] : Margaret Mead and the emergence of American cosmopolitanism / Maureen A. Molloy.
Imprint
Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-192) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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