Description
Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands-Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand-whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also concerned with the insular thinking in Western scholarship that creates false dichotomies between past and present, between structure and event, between the individual and society. Sahlins's provocative reflections form a powerful critique of Western history and anthropology.
Author: Marshall Sahlins
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 04/15/1987
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.59w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9780226733586
ISBN10: 0226733580
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- History | General
Author: Marshall Sahlins
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 04/15/1987
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.59w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9780226733586
ISBN10: 0226733580
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- History | General
About the Author
Marshall Sahlins is the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. The author of numerous books, Sahlins is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.