| Elsie Clews Parsons: Inventing Modern Life Contributor(s): Deacon, Desley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226139085 ISBN-13: 9780226139081 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $36.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: Elsie Clews Parsons was a pioneering feminist, an eminent anthropologist, and an ardent social critic. In "Elsie Clews Parsons," Desley Deacon reconstructs Parsons's efforts to overcome gender biases in both academia and society. "Wonderfully illuminating. . . . Parsons's work resonates strikingly to current trends in anthropology."--George W. Stocking, Jr., "Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute" "This is the biography of a woman so interesting and effective--a cross between Margaret Mead and Georgia O'Keeffe. . . . A nuanced portrait of this vivid woman."--Tanya Luhrmann, "New York Times Book Review" "A marvelous new book about the life of Elsie Clews Parsons. . . . It's as though she is sitting on the next rock, a contemporary struggling with the same issues that confront women today: how to combine work, love and child-rearing into one life."--Abigail Trafford, "Washington Post" "Parsons's splendid life and work continue to illuminate current puzzles about acculturation and diversity."--"New Yorker" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1470 |
| Series: Women in Culture and Society |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 8.97" W x 5.96" (1.49 lbs) 538 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Elsie Clews Parsons was a pioneering feminist, an eminent anthropologist, and an ardent social critic. In Elsie Clews Parsons, Desley Deacon reconstructs Parsons's efforts to overcome gender biases in both academia and society. Wonderfully illuminating. . . . Parsons's work resonates strikingly to current trends in anthropology.--George W. Stocking, Jr., Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute This is the biography of a woman so interesting and effective--a cross between Margaret Mead and Georgia O'Keeffe. . . . A nuanced portrait of this vivid woman.--Tanya Luhrmann, New York Times Book Review A marvelous new book about the life of Elsie Clews Parsons. . . . It's as though she is sitting on the next rock, a contemporary struggling with the same issues that confront women today: how to combine work, love and child-rearing into one life.--Abigail Trafford, Washington Post Parsons's splendid life and work continue to illuminate current puzzles about acculturation and diversity.--New Yorker |