Arguing With Anthropology
Download or Read eBook Arguing With Anthropology PDF written by Karen Sykes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Karen Sykes |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 255 |
| Release | : 2004-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134523504 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134523505 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Arguing With Anthropology by : Karen Sykes
Book excerpt: 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.
