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Autore |
Sykes Karen Margaret <1960-, > |
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Titolo |
Arguing with anthropology : an introduction to critical theories of the gift / / Karen Sykes |
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Taylor & Francis, 2005 |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-52349-1 |
9786610216833 |
1-134-52350-5 |
1-280-21683-2 |
0-203-49114-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ceremonial exchange |
Gifts |
Anthropology - Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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