Of relations and the dead: four societies viewed from the angle of their exchanges
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781859730461
Date de publication :
4 oct. 1994
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Exchanges are fundamental to human societies. The authors show that the study of exchanges not only serves as a key to understanding particular societies as totalities but also helps to frame a comparative mode of analysis expressed in terms of a hierarchy of values.