During this research into the extension of contractual gifts, it seemed for a long time as if potlatch proper did not exist in Polynesia.
An edition of Die Gabe: Form und Funktion des Austauschs in archaischen Gesellschaften
(1950)
The gift
forms and functions of exchange inarchaic societies
by Marcel Mauss
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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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Gifts, Social structure, anthropology, exchange, gift exchange, gifts, potlatch, sociology, Anthropology, Ceremonial exchange, Exchange, Social aspects, gift economy, cultural anthropology, Economic anthropology, Charity, Historical sociology, Civilization, ancient, Cadeaux, Échange cérémoniel, SOCIAL SCIENCES, Customs & Traditions, Social sciencesShowing 8 featured editions. View all 33 editions?
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Essai sur le don: Forme et raison de l'échange dans les sociétés archaïques
2012, Presses universitaires de France, Presses Universitaires de France - PUF
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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
2002, Routledge
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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
August 2000, W. W. Norton & Company
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The gift: forms and functions of exchange inarchaic societies
1970, Routledge and Kegan Paul
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The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies
1967, Norton
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The gift: forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies
1966, Cohen and West
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"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".
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