Less than angels

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It is surely appropriate that anthropologists, who spend their time studying life and behavior in various societies, should be studied in their turn," says Barbara Pym. In a wonderful twist on her subjects, she has written a book inspecting the behavior of a group of anthropologists. She pits them against each other in affairs of the heart and mind. Academia is an especially rich backdrop. There is competition between the sexes, gender, and age groups. With Pym's keen eye for male pretensions and female susceptibilities, she exploits with good humor. Love will have its way even among the learned, one of whom is in a quandary between an adult and a young student. This is the world of research, grants, libraries and primitive cultures. Here is a particularly interesting contrast between the tribes of Africa and the social matrix of London. As the title implies, civilized society fares not too well on moral grounds to the more primitive societies.

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Other Editions

• Less than angelsPerennial Library1987-01-01
• Less than angelsCape1955-01-01
• Less than angels.J. Cape1955-01-01
• Less than angels.Vanguard Press1957-01-01
• Less than angelsC. Chivers1971-01-01
• Less than angelsJ. Cape1978-01-01