Anatomy of Paradise: Hawaii and the Islands of the South Seas

by J.C. Furnas

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588 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1948

About the author

Full name: Joseph Chamberlain Furnas.

Reviews

[Deborah Janik · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book took me five years (on and off) to read, and the only reason I finished it was to complete the "A book you previously abandoned" requirement of my reading challenge checklist.

I believe I originally picked it up out of curiosity at the antiquated style of writing and the outdated terminology in the discussion of foreign peoples. While most of the book DOES read as antiquated and obsolete, the last two chapters may yet be worth reading. "Brothers Keeper" and "The Men from Mars" bring up some still-relevant and interesting points regarding how South Pacific people have been and should be approached. And while I certainly wouldn't use this this book as my first reference when conducting an anthropological study, it did give me something to think about.

TL;DR: It's old and dry, but the last two chapters weren't so bad.

[Oma Eagle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have 1947 ed.