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Ruth Benedict

1887–1948

3 standalone books

Ruth Fulton Benedict (1887-1948) was an American anthropologist and folklorist whose theories profoundly influenced cultural anthropology, especially culture and personality studies. She studied under Franz Boas at Columbia, earning her PhD in 1923, and wrote Patterns of Culture (1934) and The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (1946). She served as president of the American Anthropological Association.

Born
1887

Books by Ruth Benedict

  1. Cover of The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

    The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

    1946

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  2. Cover of Patterns of culture

    Patterns of culture

    1934

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  3. Cover of An anthropologist at work

    An anthropologist at work

    Year unknown

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