Islands of History
By (author): "Marshall Sahlins"
Publish Date:
1985
ISBN0226733580
ISBN139780226733586
AsinIslands of History
Original titleIslands of History
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.