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THE SCHOOL IN AMERICAN CULTURE

Name: THE SCHOOL IN AMERICAN CULTURE
Author: Margaret Mead
ISBN: 0674792602

THE INGLIS LECTURE, 1950, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

by Margaret Mead ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 3, 1951

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A lecture, in book form, by the well known anthropologist which tries to reconcile our teaching with the rapidly changing society in which we live. Once again, Margaret Mead returns to Samoa and the desirable primitive culture for the example of the child-nurse and the grandmother which permits the young child a freedom of movement, an identification with the world around him, now carried on today through Montessori, Anna Freud down through the progressive movement. And for the teacher, there is the ideal of close participation in the life of the child and his interests so that these will be closely aligned with the teaching process... Theory, sometimes tangentially pursued, which has an asset in her name. But the practical value is limited.

Pub Date: April 3, 1951

ISBN: 0674792602

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harvard Univ.

Review Posted Online: May 21, 2012

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1951

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GENERAL NONFICTION

- BOOK REVIEW
NEW LIVES FOR OLD
by Margaret Mead

- BOOK REVIEW
LETTERS FROM THE FIELD, 1925-1975
by Margaret Mead Margaret Mead & Margaret Mead

- BOOK REVIEW
WORLD ENOUGH
photographed by Ken Heyman & by Margaret Mead

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NUTCRACKER

by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996

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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996

ISBN: 0-15-100227-4

Page Count: 136

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

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GENERAL NONFICTION

- BOOK REVIEW
THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING
by E.T.A. Hoffmann ; adapted by Natalie Andrewson ; illustrated by Natalie Andrewson

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THE NUTCRACKER
by E.T.A. Hoffmann & illustrated by Julie Paschkis

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TO THE ONE I LOVE THE BEST

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE)

by Ludwig Bemelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23, 1955

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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.