Growing Up In New Guinea
 First edition | |
| Author | Margaret Mead |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Blue Ribbon Books |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Pages | 372 |
Growing Up in New Guinea is a 1930 publication by Margaret Mead. The book is about her encounters with the indigenous people of the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea before they had been changed by missionaries and other western influences. She compares their views on family, marriage, sex, child rearing, and religious beliefs to those of westerners.[1]
The book has been rereleased several times since its original release under different publishers.[2]
References
- ↑ "Growing Up In New Guinea". Good Reads. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ↑ "Growing up in New Guinea". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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