Golden Ages, Dark Ages : Imagining the Past in Anthropology and History, Hard...

by William Roseberry

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Golden Ages, Dark Ages : Imagining the Past in Anthropology and History, Hardcover by O'Brien, Jay (EDT); Roseberry, William (EDT), ISBN 0520368444, ISBN-13 9780520368446, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Golden Ages, Dark Ages: Imagining the Past in Anthropology and History explores how anthropologists and historians construct narratives of the past, often framing cultural differences in terms of temporal distance. This book critiques the tendency to view non-Western or "traditional" cultures as remnants of the past, arguing that such perspectives obscure the modern processes that create and redefine cultural diversity. By drawing on influential works such as Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities and Hobsbawm and Ranger's The Invention of Tradition, the authors highlight how modern traditions are often projected as ancient and authentic, serving both academic and ideological purposes. Th examines how oppositional models, like traditional versus modern or primitive versus civilized, dominate the discourse of anthropology and history. These dichotomies, the authors argue, often simplify complex realities, imposing Western categories on non-Western contexts and perpetuating a pseudohistorical understanding of cultural and social change. By critiquing such frameworks, the essays in this volume reveal how "traditional" forms are often constructed through modern social, political, and economic processes, challenging readers to reconsider assumptions about the past and its

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2021
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780520368446
• Condition: Fine

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