A bit meandering but it does paint a picture of a particular time.
For more about Margaret Mead maybe read this interview with Mead and Bateson, they both come across as extraordinarily sharp:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210116040013/http://www.oikos....
Discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20315632
Not a bit, it meanders too much, does not come to point for several paragraphs. This style of writing is wasteful of readers time and attention. Very poor information density.