Melvyn Goldstein

Melvyn C. Goldstein
Born (1938-02-08) February 8, 1938 (age 86)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Washington
University of Michigan
Known forTibetology
AwardsMember of the National Academy of Sciences (2009)
Joseph Levenson Book Prize Honorable Mention (1989)
Scientific career
FieldsAnthropology
InstitutionsCase Western Reserve University

Melvyn C. Goldstein (born February 8, 1938) is an American social anthropologist and Tibet scholar. He is a professor of anthropology at Case Western Reserve University and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

His research focuses on Tibetan society, history and contemporary politics, population studies, polyandry, studies in cultural and development ecology, economic change and cross-cultural gerontology.