Sykes, Karen Margaret,  1960-, <br/><br/>
Arguing with anthropology :  an introduction to critical theories of the gift / 
Karen Sykes. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 244 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index. 
<br/><br/>A sceptical introduction to theories of gift exchange The awkward legacy of the noble savage Gathering thoughts in fieldwork Keeping relationships, meeting obligations Exchanging people, giving reasons Debt in postcolonial society Mistaking how and when to give Envisioning bourgeois subjects Giving beyond reason Virtually real exchange Interests in cultural property Giving anthropology a/way. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203491140 9781134523450 9781134523498 9781134523504 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.4324/9780203491140   doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gifts.<br/>Ceremonial exchange.<br/>Anthropology--Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN449.8  / .S95 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>394  / S983