Coming of Age in Samoa
- ISBN-10
- 0451604180
- ISBN-13
- 9780451604187
- Series
- Coming of Age in Samoa
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1949-12
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Author
- Margaret Mead
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