Culture in Practice
Selected Essays
A collection of essays that span the career of a prominent anthropologist and address the fundamental questions of the field.
Marshall David Sahlins Books
Marshall Sahlins is an American anthropologist renowned for his ethnographic research in the Pacific and his theoretical contributions to the field. His work delves into the deep cultural structures and historical processes that shape human societies. Sahlins explores how cultural logics and symbolic systems influence social action, and how these systems evolve and transform over time. His approach emphasizes the connection between structure and agency, and between culture and history, offering profound insights into the diversity of human experience.