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164 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393320435
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 August 2000
Description
A brilliant example of the comparative method, The Gift presents the first systematic study of the custom--widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia--of exchanging gifts. The gift is a perfect example of what Mau...
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164 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393320435
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 August 2000
Description
A brilliant example of the comparative method, The Gift presents the first systematic study of the custom--widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia--of exchanging gifts. The gift is a perfect example of what Mau...