http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/09/serendipity/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/09/serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-50189 Zizka Wed, 10 Nov 2004 06:21:03 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2507#comment-50189 Sahlins deserves more comment! His book on Captain Cook and Hawaii was a masterpiece. He reports a Hawaiian queen who estimated that she had had eighty husband. According to Sahlins, Cook was not killed as an imperialist outsider. He was killed because he had become part of the Hawaiian system, which routinely killed certain of its leaders for complex reasons. Sahlins deserves more comment! His book on Captain Cook and Hawaii was a masterpiece. He reports a Hawaiian queen who estimated that she had had eighty husband. According to Sahlins, Cook was not killed as an imperialist outsider. He was killed because he had become part of the Hawaiian system, which routinely killed certain of its leaders for complex reasons.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/09/serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-50188 se Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:39:01 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2507#comment-50188 testing two. My apologies, especially to John Quiggin ('johnq' was the first name that came to mind) Maybe Safari is causing the problem. testing two. My apologies, especially to John Quiggin (‘johnq’ was the first name that came to mind) Maybe Safari is causing the problem.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/09/serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-50187 johnq Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:31:34 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2507#comment-50187 testing testing

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/09/serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-50186 seth edenbaum Tue, 09 Nov 2004 23:27:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2507#comment-50186 No comments? I'll make one: Sahlins is funny, but then so is his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1566633753/002-4817633-0936866?v=glance">brother</a> No comments? I’ll make one: Sahlins is funny, but then so is his brother

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