New Lives for Old (Horizons of Science)

Duration: 22

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1960

Creator: United States Steel Foundation

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents a comparative study by Dr. Margaret Mead of the Manus people of the Admiralty Islands in 1928 and after World War II. Dioramas from the American Museum of Natural History are used to show the life of the people in 1928. Live-action photography is used to document the people's lives after 1945 following their exposure to advanced cultures during World War II., Margaret Mead presents a pictorial record of the New Guinea Islander's rapid transition from a Stone Age world to the threshold of modern civilization. Focuses on the Manus tribe of the Admiralty Islands. Designed to show methods used by anthropologists to study the history and changes of human culture.

Complete Record: Presents a comparative study by Dr. Margaret Mead of the Manus people of the Admiralty Islands in 1928 and after World War II. Dioramas from the American Museum of Natural History are used to show the life of the people in 1928. Live-action photography is used to document the people's lives after 1945 following their exposure to advanced cultures during World War II., Margaret Mead presents a pictorial record of the New Guinea Islander's rapid transition from a Stone Age world to the threshold of modern civilization. Focuses on the Manus tribe of the Admiralty Islands. Designed to show methods used by anthropologists to study the history and changes of human culture.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.