{"product_id":"gone-primitive-savage-intellects-modern-lives-paperback","title":"Gone Primitive: Savage Intellects, Modern Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarianna Torgovnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this acclaimed book, Torgovnick explores the obsessions, \u003cbr\u003efears, and longings that have produced Western views of the \u003cbr\u003eprimitive. Crossing an extraordinary range of fields \u003cbr\u003e(anthropology, psychology, literature, art, and popular \u003cbr\u003eculture), \u003ci\u003eGone Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e will engage not just \u003cbr\u003especialists but anyone who has ever worn Native American \u003cbr\u003ejewelry, thrilled to Indiana Jones, or considered buying an \u003cbr\u003eAfrican mask. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A superb book; and--in a way that goes beyond what \u003cbr\u003ebeing good as a book usually implies--it is a kind of gift to \u003cbr\u003eits own culture, a guide to the perplexed. It is lucid, \u003cbr\u003eusually fair, laced with a certain feminist mockery and \u003cbr\u003eanimated by some surprising sympathies.\"--Arthur C. Danto, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An impassioned exploration of the deep waters beneath Western primitivism. . . . Torgovnick's readings are deliberately, rewardingly provocative.\"--Scott L. Malcomson, \u003ci\u003eVoice Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this acclaimed book, Marianna Torgovnick explores the obsessions, fears, and longings that have produced Western views of the primitive. Crossing an extraordinary range of fields (anthropology, psychology, literature, art, and popular culture), 'Gone Primitive' will engage not just specialists but anyone who has ever worn Native American jewelry, thrilled to Indiana Jones, or considered buying an African mask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 335\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.02 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057482326240,"sku":"9780226808321","price":56.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/4rovU_5JQo9780226808321.webp?v=1781378069","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/gone-primitive-savage-intellects-modern-lives-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}