In Search of the Primitive (Routledge Classic Texts in Anthropology)

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With chapters that delve into encounters in the field and thought-provoking essays on the nature of law, schizophrenia, civilization, and the groundbreaking work of Claude Lévi-Strauss, "In Search of the Primitive" is not for the faint-hearted. It is a tough-minded book that dares to question the very foundations of anthropology and the civilization that birthed it.

Author Jared Diamond fearlessly challenges the status quo, arguing that anthropologists must become critics of their own civilizations. He sees those who turn a blind eye to the flaws of Western civilization as nothing more than tools, perpetuating the dominance and progress myth. Delving deep into the associations between Western dominance and progress, imperialism and evolution, and evolution and progress, Diamond presents a compelling case for critical self-reflection.

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