An edition of Die Gabe: Form und Funktion des Austauschs in archaischen Gesellschaften (1950)

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An edition of Die Gabe: Form und Funktion des Austauschs in archaischen Gesellschaften (1950)

The Gift; Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic 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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Franklin Classics Trade Press
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154

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Gifts, Social structure, anthropology, exchange, gift exchange, potlatch, sociology, Ceremonial exchange, Social aspects, gift economy, cultural anthropology, Economic anthropology, Charity, Historical sociology, Civilization, ancient, Cadeaux, Échange cérémoniel, SOCIAL SCIENCES, Customs & Traditions, Social institutions, Estructura social

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Cover of: The Gift; Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies
The Gift; Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies
Nov 10, 2018, Franklin Classics Trade Press
hardcover
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
August 2000, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies
1967, Norton
in English
Cover of: The gift
The gift: forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies
1966, Cohen and West
in English
Cover of: The gift
The gift: forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies
1966, Cohen & West
in English
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies
1966, Cohen & West
in English

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hardcover
Number of pages
154

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OL32422968M
ISBN 10
0353259934
ISBN 13
9780353259935

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OL2111212W

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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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