Margaret Mead

  • 31

    Catalog books

  • 10

    Works

  • 1962 to 2023

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Margaret Mead has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 31 catalog-linked books across 1962 to 2023, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Letters from the Field, 1925-1975 (World perspectives ; v. 52) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1962 to 2023; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Berghahn Books.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Harpercollins and Berghahn Books

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1962 to 2023; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harpercollins and Berghahn Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Letters from the Field, 1925-1975 (World perspectives ; v. 52)

    Harpercollins • 1977 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1977 • 343 pages.

  2. Coming of Age in Samoa

    Harpercollins • 1971 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1971 • 304 pages.

  3. Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive S

    Harpercollins • 1971 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1971 • 352 pages.

  4. Study of Visual Culture

    Berghahn Books • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 320 pages.

  5. Study of Visual Culture (Margaret Mead: the Study of Contemporary Western Cultures)

    Berghahn Books • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 320 pages.

  6. Studying Contemporary Western Society

    Berghahn Books • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 256 pages.

  7. Studying Contemporary Western Society: Method and Theory (Margaret Mead: the Study of Contemporary Western Cultures)

    Berghahn Books • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 256 pages.

  8. Letters from the Field, 1925-1975

    Perennial • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 389 pages.

  9. Male and Female

    Harpercollins • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 448 pages.

  10. Sex and Temperament: In Three Primitive Societies

    Perennial • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 352 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Coming of Age in Samoa is the easier short commitment, while Letters from the Field, 1925-1975 (World perspectives ; v. 52) asks for more reading time up front.
  • Coming of Age in Samoa gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Letters from the Field, 1925-1975 (World perspectives ; v. 52) leans later in the catalog.

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