{"product_id":"the-world-ahead-an-anthropologist-anticipates-the-future-9781571818188","title":"The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tBorn in the first year of the 20th century, it is fitting that Margaret Mead should have been one of the first anthropologists to use anthropological analysis to study the future course of human civilization. This volume collects, for the first time, her writings on the future of humanity and how humans can shape that future through purposeful action. For Mead, the study of the future was born out of her lifelong interest in processes of change. Many of these papers were originally published as conference proceedings or in limited-circulation journals, testimony before government bodies and chapters in works edited by others. They show Mead's wisdom, prescience and concern for the future of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“…a gem of a book… [that] should prove to be an instant classic… This is a captivating and provocative collection and now my favorite futures book of the new century. It is a fun volume that looks at the past, present, and future, all at once… This book is highly recommended to both students and professionals in foresight work and futures studies, and for general audiences.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• Christopher B. Jones in Futures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Occasionally, a book comes along that towers above others.\u003c\/i\u003e The World Ahead \u003ci\u003eis such a book… Textor shows how Mead was a generation ahead of almost all her contemporaries in understanding the importance of studying the sociocultural future of learning what is possible, probable, and preferable in order to know how life could and should be made better…”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• Wendell Bell\u003c\/b\u003e, Yale University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“As protégé and friend of Margaret Mead for the last thirty years of her illustrious life, I welcome Textor's showcase of her various views of the future. Mead was at her best in planning for future generations.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• Wilton S. Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Scholar Emeritus, Smithsonian Institute\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“[Mead] sought to clarify images of the future as they were current and to articulate images that would be preferable… Textor's commentaries connect these papers and articles in a way that establishes 'the future' as a proper central focus in anthropology…”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• Reed D. Riner\u003c\/b\u003e, Northern Arizona University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“A valuable contribution that shows Mead's broad range of future-oriented interests.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e• Future Survey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Preface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWilliam O. Beeman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert B. Textor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMargaret Mead’s Historic Contribution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMead and Futures Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tMead’s Intellectual Approach and Expressive Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEditor’s Personal Contacts with Dr. Mead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAppendix: The Rationale and Future of Anticipatory Anthropology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eTWENTY-FIVE WRITINGS AND LECTURES BY MARGARET MEAD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1943: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Family in the Future\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1945:\u003c\/strong\u003e Human Differences and World Order\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1950: \u003c\/strong\u003eUnique Possibilities of the Melting Pot\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1962: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Psychology of Warless Man\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1963a:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beyond the Nuclear Family\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1963b:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patterns of Worldwide Cultural Change in the 1960s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1966a:\u003c\/strong\u003e One World—But Which Language?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1966b: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe University and Institutional Change\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1967:\u003c\/strong\u003e Changing Cultural Patterns of Work and Leisure\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1968a:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Year’s—A Universal Birthday\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1968b:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alternatives to War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1968c:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Crucial Role of the Small City in Meeting the Urban Crisis\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1968d:\u003c\/strong\u003e Statement [on Aging And Retirement]\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1968e:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some Social Consequences of a Guaranteed Income\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1969: \u003c\/strong\u003eMan On the Moon\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1970a:\u003c\/strong\u003e Education for Humanity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1970b: \u003c\/strong\u003eKalinga Prize Acceptance Speech\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1971:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Note on Contributions of Anthropology to the Science of the Future\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1973a: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Kind of City We Want\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1973b:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prospects for World Harmony\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1974a:\u003c\/strong\u003e Opening Address [to The Society for General Systems Research]\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1974b:\u003c\/strong\u003e Changing Perspectives on Modernization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1974c: \u003c\/strong\u003eWays to Deal with the Current Social Transformation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1975:\u003c\/strong\u003e Discussion [about How Anthropologists Can Perform Better in Applied Roles]\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e1977:\u003c\/strong\u003e Our Open-Ended Future\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041430864215,"sku":"9781571818188","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571818188.jpg?v=1750950249","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-world-ahead-an-anthropologist-anticipates-the-future-9781571818188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}