Robinson, Marguerite S(tern)
ROBINSON, Marguerite S(tern)
ROBINSON, Marguerite S(tern). American, b. 1935. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology, Money/Finance, Politics/Government. Career: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, lecturer, 1964-65, assistant professor, 1965-72, associate professor, 1972-78, professor of anthropology, 1978-85, dean of the college, 1973-75; Harvard Institute for International Development, Cambridge, MA, fellow, 1980-85, institute fellow, 1985-2000, emeritus, 2000-. Undertook field work in Ceylon, 1963, 1967; National Science Foundation Fellow, Newnham College, Cambridge, England, 1966-67; field work in Andhra Pradesh, India, 1969-80; Peabody Museum, Harvard University, research fellow, 1969-76; National Institutes of Health, project officer, 1971-72; adviser to Indonesian government, 1997-91. Publications: Political Structure in a Changing Sinhalese Village, 1975; Local Politics, The Law of the Fishes: Development Through Political Change in Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, 1988; Pembiayaan Pertanian Pedesaan, 1993; The Microfinance Revolution, Vol. 1, 2001. Contributor to books. Address: 505 Chestnut Hill Ave, Brookline, MA 02445, U.S.A.