Called “a classic study” by Booklist, this engaging inquiry into the nature of knowledge shows that “Western science” and “primitive beliefs” may not be so far apart as they seem. Renowned anthropologist and sociologist Peter Worsley begins Knowledges with his ongoing investigation of Australian aboriginal approaches to science and the natural world, and goes on to shatter conventional distinctions between science and culture, knowledge and belief. On the way, Worsley treats us to a lively and accessible examination of pre-European navigation of the Pacific, Western medicine, sub- and countercultures, nationalism, religion, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the iconology of Disneyland.
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Twice president of the British Sociological Association, Peter Worsley is the author of the classic study of “cargo cults” in the Pacific, The Trumpet Shall Sound. His book The Third World introduced that term into everyday use. He is also the author of the bestselling textbook Introducing Sociology. He lives in London.
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