Melvin Lawrence Ember
Date of Birth  :
1933
Place of Birth  :
California
Country  :
United States
Field of Expertise  :
Anthropology
Educational background  :

Bachelors Degree at Columbia University

Ph.D. from Yale University.

Acheivements / Contributions  :

  • Ember did field work in American Samoa studying the effects of commercialization on political life by comparing three villages.

  • He also did research on how descent groups changed with increased buying and selling.

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Bibliography  :
Cultural Anthropology (12th Edition)