THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY NAYEF ALRODHAN PRIZE 2020The riveting story of the pioneers who redefined conceptions of normality in the early twentieth century.Under the guiding eye of cultural anthropologist Franz Boas, these scientistexplorers most of them women made intrepid journeys into farflung communities all over the world, where they documented radically different social approaches that overturned Western assumptions about human diversity andchallenged the eras scientific consensus.Here, the boundarybreaking lives and achievements of Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Ella Deloria and Zora Neale Hurston are brought fully into light for the first time, showing how their trailblazing discoveries helped shape the moral universe we inhabit today.WINNER OF THE FRANCIS PARKMAN PRIZE 2020FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2019

Binding: Paperback;448 pages; Publisher: Vintage Publishing; Classification: HBLW; Weight: 506 g; Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 32

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