Entangled Objects Exchange, Material Culture, and Colonialism in the Pacific |
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| Author:
| Thomas, Nicholas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-25731-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1991 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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Thomas takes up issues central to modern anthropology: the cultural and political dynamics of colonial encounters, the nature of Western and non-Western transactions, and the significance of material objects in social life. He raises doubts about any simple "us/them" dichotomy between Westerners and Pacific Islanders.
Thomas takes up issues central to modern anthropology: the cultural and political dynamics of colonial encounters, the nature of Western and non-Western transactions, and the significance of material objects in social life. He raises doubts about any simple "us/them" dichotomy between Westerners and Pacific Islanders.