Exchange
Author | : John Davis |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : 0816621810 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780816621811 |
Rating | : 4/5 (811 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Exchange by : John Davis
Download or read book Exchange written by John Davis and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davis (social anthropology, Oxford) presents an account of the universal practice of exchange, emphasizing the moral and symbolic order, and the meanings people invest in it. He draws on examples ranging from complex gifting systems to stock exchanges, in the Pacific, Africa, and Britain. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR