The Myth of the Noble Savage

The Myth of the Noble Savage
Author: Ter Ellingson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2001-01-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520226100


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"In this study, the myth of the Noble Savage is a different myth from the one defended or debunked by others over the years. That the concept of the Noble Savage was first invented by Rousseau in the mid-eighteenth century in order to glorify the "natural" life is easily refuted ..."


The Myth of the Noble Savage
Language: en
Pages: 468
Authors: Ter Ellingson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-01-16 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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"In this study, the myth of the Noble Savage is a different myth from the one defended or debunked by others over the years. That the concept of the Noble Savag
The Myth of the Noble Savage
Language: en
Pages: 468
Authors: Ter Ellingson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-01-16 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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In this important and original study, the myth of the Noble Savage is an altogether different myth from the one defended or debunked by others over the years. T
The Myth of the Noble Savage
Language: en
Pages: 445
Authors:
Categories: Anthropology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher:

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Ellingson's narrative follows the career of anthropologist John Crawfurd, whose political ambition and racist agenda were well served by his construction of wha
Constant Battles
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: Steven A. LeBlanc
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-08 - Publisher: Macmillan

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The author argues that warfare has been a part of human existence throughout history, and considers whether humans are doomed by genetic heritage to fight each
War Before Civilization
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Lawrence H. Keeley
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-12-18 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The myth of the peace-loving "noble savage" is persistent and pernicious. Indeed, for the last fifty years, most popular and scholarly works have agreed that pr