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Marshall Sahlins

Marshall David Sahlins (born December 27, 1930) is an American anthropologist best known for his ethnographic work in the Pacific and for his contributions to anthropological theory. He is currently Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.

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Born 27 December 1930
Died 5 April 2021

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  • Cover of: Stone Age economics

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  • Cover of: Social stratification in Polynesia.

    First published in 1958 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Historical metaphors and mythical realities: structure in the early history of the Sandwich Islands kingdom

    First published in 1981 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Islands of history

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  • Cover of: New Science of the Enchanted Universe: An Anthropology of Most of Humanity

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  • Cover of: How "Natives" Think: About Captain Cook, For Example

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  • Cover of: The Western Illusion of Human Nature: With Reflections on the Long History of Hierarchy, Equality and the Sublimation of Anarchy in the West, and Comparative ... on Other Conceptions of the Human Condition

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Born 27 December 1930
Died 5 April 2021

Subjects

Ethnology, Anthropology, History, Historiography, Ethnologie, Anthropologie structurale, Civilization, Ethnologists, Ethnology, hawaii, Hawaii, history, Kinship, Philosophy, Prehistoric peoples, Social life and customs, Structural anthropology, Anecdotes, Anthropologie économique, Attitudes, Cultuur, Dialectical materialism, Ethnologues, Greece, history, peloponnesian war, 431-404 b.c., Hawaii, antiquities, Hawaiians, Hawaiiens

Places

Hawaii, Polynesia, Anahulu River Valley, Anahulu River Valley (Hawaii), Fiji, Greece, Islands of the Pacific, Islands ofthe Pacific, Mexique, Moala Island, Oceania, Social conditions

People

James Cook (1728-1779), Gananath Obeyesekere, Thucydides

Time

19th century, Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C., To 1893

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Alternative names

  • Marshall D. Sahlins
  • Marshall David Sahlins
  • Sahlins, Marshall David, 1930-
  • Marshal Sahlins
  • Sahlins
  • M. D. Sahlins
  • M. Sahlins

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June 9, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
June 9, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig changed main name, added date of death, VIAF, ISNI, Wikidata IDs
June 9, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
March 27, 2017 Edited by dcapillae Added bio and picture
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import