{"product_id":"9780226733586","title":"Islands of History - Sahlins, Marshall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eIslands of History\u003c\/u\u003e by Sahlins, Marshall\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by University of Chicago Press, 1985\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarshall 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.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press, 1985","offers":[{"title":"Islands of History \/ Very Good","offer_id":55759298625828,"sku":"9780226733586VG","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_67ece0c8-50a8-46a4-9d32-d4170b4fcc84.jpg?v=1784394519","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780226733586","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}