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Entangled objects

exchange, material culture, and colonialism in the Pacific

by Thomas, Nicholas

Economic anthropologyMaterial cultureExchangeAcculturationSocial life and customsAcculturatieMœurs et coutumesAnthropologie économique

The author takes up issues central to modern anthropology. In so doing he raises doubts about any simple "us / them" dichotomy between Westerners and Pacific Islanders, challenging the preoccupation of anthropology with cultural differences by stressing the shared history of colonial entanglement.

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Book data: Open Library