Publication

1990 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

82,000 words, Guess

Page Count

328 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing117530

Classifications

  • DDC700
  • LCCNX456.5.P7 T67 1990

First Sentence

They exist for us in a cherished series of dichotomies: by turns gentle, in tune with nature, paradisal, ideal-or violent, in need of control; what we should emulate or, alternately, what we should fear; noble savages or cannibals.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Gone primitive: savage intellects, modern livesUniversity of Chicago Press1990-01-01

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