Romantic primitivism: the anthropological connection -- The new Stone Age -- Designer tribalism -- Enter the noble savage -- The triumph of the litterateur -- Academic primitivism: the political implications -- What Karl Polanyi found in Dahomey -- The Book of Isaiah -- Karl Popper in New Zealand -- Civilization and its malcontents: the economic and cultural implications -- Why cultures succeed or fail -- Civilization and its malcontents -- Appendix: the four stages of noble savagery
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index
