Sick Societies
| Author | : Robert B. Edgerton |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 2010-06-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781451602326 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1451602324 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sick Societies by : Robert B. Edgerton
Download or read book Sick Societies written by Robert B. Edgerton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author and scholar Robert Edgerton challenges the notion that primitive societies were happy and healthy before they were corrupted and oppressed by colonialism. He surveys a range of ethnographic writings, and shows that many of these so-called innocent societies were cruel, confused, and misled.
