Alex
On the one hand, this is a dry, highly-technical textbook which is sixty years out of date. On the other hand, the prose is hard because it is so concise, and there is a lot in here which remains true today. I was most interested in this book because of the way it reflects Sahlins's thought during a transitional point in his life. It is good -- but only if you are really interested in this genre. So you should almost definitely not read it.
On the one hand, this is a dry, highly-technical textbook which is sixty years out of date. On the other hand, the prose is hard because it is so concise, and there is a lot in here which remains true today. I was most interested in this book because of the way it reflects Sahlins's thought during a transitional point in his life. It is good -- but only if you are really interested in this genre. So you should almost definitely not read it.