Some Lessons of the 20th Century. Sahlins is Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. He is presently doing research on the relationships between culture and history, with a focus on early-modern Pacific societies. The Verne Moore History Seminars is an annual series of lectures given by visiting historians. The series has been funded by a gift from University alumnus Verne Moore, Class of 1950, since 1996.
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