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Islands of History

By Marshall Sahlins

Book information

Year
1985
ISBN
0226733572, 9780226733579, 0226733580, 9780226733586, 0422616702, 9780422616706
LCC
GN345.2
Open Library ID
OL17427772M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13974834 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
224\99
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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.

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