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1 online resource (x, 244 pages) : illustrations |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index. |
Contents |
A sceptical introduction to theories of gift exchange -- The awkward legacy of the noble savage -- Gathering thoughts in fieldwork -- Keeping relationships, meeting obligations -- Exchanging people, giving reasons -- Debt in postcolonial society -- Mistaking how and when to give -- Envisioning bourgeois subjects -- Giving beyond reason -- Virtually real exchange -- Interests in cultural property -- Giving anthropology a/way. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Summary |
Arguing with Anthropology is a fresh and wholly original guide to key elements in anthropology, which teaches the ability to think, write and argue critically. Using the famous 'question of the gift' as a master-issue for discussion, and drawing on a rich variety of methods, aims, knowledge and understanding. The books' unique hypothetical approach takes gift-theory - the science of obligation and reciprocity - as the theme of a virtual enquiry which explores how the discipline has evolved historically, how it is applied in practice and how it can be argued with critically. By asking readers t. |
Subject |
Mauss, Marcel, 1872-1950. Essai sur le don.
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Essai sur le don (Mauss, Marcel) (OCoLC)fst01376993
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Ceremonial exchange.
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Gifts.
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Anthropology -- Philosophy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
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Anthropology -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst00810222
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Ceremonial exchange. (OCoLC)fst00851404
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Gifts. (OCoLC)fst00942628
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Social sciences -- Customs & Traditions.
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Social sciences -- Anthropology -- General.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Sykes, Karen Margaret, 1960- Arguing with anthropology. London : Routledge, 2005 (DLC) 2004021092 |
ISBN |
0203491149 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203491140 (electronic bk.) |
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9786610216833 |
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6610216835 |
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0415254434 (Cloth) |
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9780415254434 (hbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0415254442 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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9780415254441 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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