Arguing with anthropology : an introduction to critical theories of the gift / Karen Sykes.
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TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005Description: 1 online resource (x, 244 pages)ISBN: 9780203491140; 9781134523450; 9781134523498; 9781134523504Subject(s): Gifts | Ceremonial exchange | Anthropology -- PhilosophyAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 394 LOC classification: GN449.8 | .S95 2005Online access: Click here to view.
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index.
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.
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