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forms and functions of exchange inarchaic societies

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The gift

forms and functions of exchange inarchaic societies

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Classic work of anthropology, on the social function of gift exchange. First published in French in 1950. First translated into English 1954. Has inspired many subsequent studies of gift-giving.

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Language
English
Pages
130

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Cover of: Essai sur le don
Essai sur le don: Forme et raison de l'échange dans les sociétés archaïques
2012, Presses universitaires de France, Presses Universitaires de France - PUF
in French
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
2002, Routledge
in English - 2 edition
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
August 2000, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: The gift
The gift: forms and functions of exchange inarchaic societies
1970, Routledge and Kegan Paul
in English
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies
1967, Norton
in English
Cover of: The Gift
Cover of: The gift
Cover of: The gift
The gift: forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies
1966, Cohen and West
in English

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Edition Notes

"Essai sur le Don" first published by Presse Universitaires de France in "Sociologie et Anthropologie.

First published in England: London : Cohen & West, 1954.

Translated from the French "Essai sur le Don".

Published in
London

Classifications

Library of Congress
GT3040 .M313 1970

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv,130p. ;
Number of pages
130

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16699173M
Internet Archive
giftformsfunctio00maus_867
ISBN 10
0710068980
OCLC/WorldCat
472340916, 9911085
Library Thing
69346
Goodreads
6380869

Excerpts

During this research into the extension of contractual gifts, it seemed for a long time as if potlatch proper did not exist in Polynesia.
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