Entangled objects
exchange, material culture, and colonialism in the Pacific
by Thomas, Nicholas · 1991
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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.
Economic anthropologyMaterial cultureExchangeAcculturationSocial life and customsAcculturatieMœurs et coutumesAnthropologie économiqueÖkonomische AnthropologieKolonialismusManners and customsCULTURA MATERIAL