{"product_id":"new-lives-for-old-margaret-mead-9780060958060","title":"New Lives for Old: Cultural Transformation--Manus, 1928-1953","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003eNew Lives for Old\u003c\/em\u003e, prepared for the centennial of Mead's birth, features introductions by Stewart Brand and Mead's daughter, Mary Catherine Bateson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Margaret Mead first studied the Manus Islanders of New Guinea in 1928, they were living with a Stone Age technology and economically vulnerable; they seemed ill-equipped to handle the massive impact that World War II had on their secluded world. But a unique set of circumstances allowed the Manus to adapt swiftly to the twentieth century, and their experience led Mead to develop a revolutionary theory of cultural transformation, one that favors rapid, over piecemeal, change. As relevant today as it was a half-century ago, \u003cem\u003eNew Lives for Old\u003c\/em\u003e is an optimistic examination of a society that chose to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Mead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060958065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060958060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.28w x 1.45d","brand":"Margaret Mead","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056604377343,"sku":"9780060958060","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e87183a6-4785-42ca-ab5d-44d2120226e6.jpg?v=1685042233","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-lives-for-old-margaret-mead-9780060958060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}