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

The gift

the form and reason for exchange in archaic societies

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

The gift

the form and reason for exchange in archaic societies

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  • 6 Want to read

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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Routledge
Language
English
Pages
164

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Subjects

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

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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
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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
2002, Routledge
in English - 2 edition
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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: the form and reason for exchange in archaic societies
1990, Routledge
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The gift: forms and functions of exchange inarchaic societies
1970, Routledge and Kegan Paul
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 & 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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The gift: forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies
1966, Cohen and West
in English
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Edition Notes

Translation of: Essai sur le don.

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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
London, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
394
Library of Congress
GT3040 .M3813 1990, GT3040 .M3813 1990, GT3040.M3813 1989, GN478, GT3040 .M313 2002, GT3040 .M3813 1989

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 164 p. ;
Number of pages
164

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17970581M
ISBN 10
0415044871, 041504488X
LCCN
89010402
OCLC/WorldCat
50703881, 59199561
Library Thing
69346
Goodreads
6380868
2546455

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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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