Nicholas Thomas: Entangled Objects. Exchange, Material Culture, and Colonialism in the Pacific, Cambridge /London 1991.
Language of publication
English
Description
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 (Source: Worldcat, last access 01.12.2023).