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

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Book Synopsis: Anthropology is a kind of debate between human possibilities—a dialectical movement between the anthropologist as a modern man and the primitive peoples he studies. In Search of the Primitive is a tough-minded book containing chapters ranging from encounters in the field to essays on the nature of law, schizophrenia and civilization, and the evolution of the work of Claude Lévi-Strauss. Above all, it is reflective and self-critical, critical of the discipline of anthropology and of the civilization that produced that discipline. Diamond views the anthropologist who refuses to become a searching critic of his own civilizations as not merely irresponsible, but a tool of Western civilization. He rejects the associations which have been made in the ideology of our civilization, consciously or unconsciously, between Western dominance and progress, imperialism and evolution, evolution and progress.

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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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