Islands of history
By: Marshall Sahlins.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Islands ofthe Pacific -- History.
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"--Publisher description.
Notes: Bibliography, p157-172. - Includes index.