History 2705E Study Guide - Final Guide: Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement, Algerian War, Marshall Sahlins
20 Apr 2012
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Writers and editors war tax protest- refuse tax payments in protest of the vietnam war. Also discussed topics of cultural evolution- increase in complexity, organization and adaptiveness. No one culture is isolated- interaction & diffusion apparent in their qualities. Work focused on the power culture has to shape a person"s perceptions and actions. Debated the details of captain cooks death in the hawaiian islands (how to understand the rationality of the indigenous peoples) Story where cook is seen as a god perpetuate ethnocentrism. Reflection on the economics of the industrial revolution. Argues that free market economies are more productive and beneficial to their societies. Division of labour causes the greatest increase in production. Natural way of bartering between people on basis of specialization. Price reflects toil and trouble of acquiring it. Invisible hand: self regulating nature of the marketplace, individual ambitions benefit society. Laissez faire: an environment in which transactions are free from state intervention (e. g. tariffs)
