Arguing with anthropology : an introduction to critical theories of the gift /
Sykes, Karen Margaret, 1960-
Arguing with anthropology : an introduction to critical theories of the gift / Karen Sykes. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2005. - x, 244 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index.
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.
0203491149 (ebook) 0415254434 (hbk : alk. paper) 0415254442 (pbk : alk. paper) 9780203491140 (ebook) 9780415254434 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780415254441 (pbk : alk. paper)
2004021092
GBA485001 bnb
013047055 Uk
Ceremonial exchange.
Gifts.
Anthropology--Philosophy.
GN449.8 / .S95 2005
301 S983 a
Arguing with anthropology : an introduction to critical theories of the gift / Karen Sykes. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2005. - x, 244 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-236) and index.
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.
0203491149 (ebook) 0415254434 (hbk : alk. paper) 0415254442 (pbk : alk. paper) 9780203491140 (ebook) 9780415254434 (hbk : alk. paper) 9780415254441 (pbk : alk. paper)
2004021092
GBA485001 bnb
013047055 Uk
Ceremonial exchange.
Gifts.
Anthropology--Philosophy.
GN449.8 / .S95 2005
301 S983 a