Author: MARGARET MEAD SIGNED 1ST ED.
Title: 'Male and Female - a Study of the Sexes in a Changing World'
Description: NY, William Morrow & Company. 1949, 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾. Book, This 1st edition, 1949 copy was signed by Margaret Mead to Katharine Rothenberger, her long-time DePauw University friend -- she mentioned her friend in her autobiography 'Blackberry Winter'. Margaret Mead's anthropological examination of seven Pacific Island tribes analyzed the dynamics of primitive cultures to understand and explore the evolving meaning of "male" and "female" in modern American society. 'Male & Female' remains an extraordinary document of great relevance in the study of gender and family roles, with Mead's research methods and fieldwork offering a blueprint for future scholars. Clean, square, sharp and tight, in great condition. Very Good/No Jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).

Keywords: sex, gender, curiosa