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 in archaic 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, 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 socialShowing 6 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
in French
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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
August 2000, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
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The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies
1967, Norton
in English
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The gift: forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies
1966, Cohen and West
in English
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Translation of Essai sur le don.
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