Gone Primitive - Savage Intellects, Modern Lives (Paperback, New edition)

In this acclaimed book, Torgovnick explores the obsessions,
fears, and longings that have produced Western views of the
primitive. Crossing an extraordinary range of fields
(anthropology, psychology, literature, art, and popular
culture), "Gone Primitive" will engage not just
specialists but anyone who has ever worn Native American
jewelry, thrilled to Indiana Jones, or considered buying an
African mask.
"A superb book; and--in a way that goes beyond what
being good as a book usually implies--it is a kind of gift to
its own culture, a guide to the perplexed. It is lucid,
usually fair, laced with a certain feminist mockery and
animated by some surprising sympathies."--Arthur C. Danto,
"New York Times Book Review"
"An impassioned exploration of the deep waters beneath Western primitivism. . . . Torgovnick's readings are deliberately, rewardingly provocative."--Scott L. Malcomson, "Voice Literary Supplement"

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1991
First published:	August 1991
Authors:	Marianna Torgovnick
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-80832-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-226-80832-7
Barcode:	9780226808321

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