Arguing with anthropology : an introduction to critical theories of the gift / / Karen Sykes

• Autore: Sykes Karen Margaret <1960-, >
• Pubblicazione: Taylor & Francis, 2005; London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 394
• Soggetto topico: Ceremonial exchange; Gifts; Anthropology - Philosophy
• Soggetto non controllato: gift; exchange; total; social; fact; north; west; coast; kula; trader
• Classificazione: 73.34
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Arguing with anthropology
• ISBN: 1-134-52349-1; 9786610216833; 1-134-52350-5; 1-280-21683-2; 0-203-49114-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910348241203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II