The author of the passage criticises Sahlins’s essay for its:
Explanation:
In the last paragraph, author mentions: 'Viewed in today's context, of course, not every aspect of the essay has aged well. While acknowledging the violence of colonialism, racism, and dispossession, it does not thematize them as heavily as we might today.'
Although Sahlins mentions Racism and Colonialism, but only gives cursory treatment of these on societies.
Hence, option (a).
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