MD Coming of Age in Samoa

From: Jonathan B. Marder (jonathan.marder@newmail.net)
Date: Sun Nov 17 2002 - 16:51:37 GMT

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    Hi all,

       Some time ago, I read a column which claimed that Margaret Mead's
    culture-shifting study of Samoan sexuality was in fact a hoax. To put it
    quite simply, she was completely duped. A 1998 book by Derek Freeman
    documents the subject.

    For those interested, here are some links:

    http://www.weirdrepublic.com/episode12.htm
    http://www.newsweekly.com.au/books/0813336937.html
    http://www.nrbookservice.com/bookpage.asp?prod_cd=C5114

    It's a pity Lila came out before Freeman's book, because
    Pirsig presents Mead's work at face value. If he had only known ....

    Jonathan

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