{"product_id":"9780060958060","title":"New Lives for Old","description":"By: Margaret Mead     \u003chr\u003e\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","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48094045012195,"sku":"DTRHCUS-9780060958060","price":118.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780060958060.jpg?v=1770651556","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/en-mo\/products\/9780060958060","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}