1st Edition
Gifts and Nations The Obligation to Give, Receive and Repay
By Wilton S. Dillon
Copyright 2003
156 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
145 Pages
by
Routledge
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What can men in industrial nations learn from their "primitive" contemporaries, and the habits of earlier civilizations? This book by acclaimed cultural anthropologist Wilton S. Dillon suggests that modern political, religious, and scientific communities--and alliances--would be enhanced greatly if we understood how gift exchange and reciprocity helped to balance earlier institutions and... Read more
I: Introduction; II: The Obligation to Give; III: The Obligation to Receive; IV: The Obligation to Repay; V: Conclusion: The Obligation to Speculate and Inquire
Biography
Wilton S. Dillon
