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

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Author / Creator:Sykes, Karen Margaret, 1960-
Imprint:London : Routledge, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (x, 244 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12325179
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ISBN:0203491149
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Sykes, Karen Margaret, 1960- Arguing with anthropology. London : Routledge, 2005
Standard no.:9780415254434