The Flow of Gifts: Reciprocity and Social Networks in a Chinese Village

By Yunxiang Yan

Book Overview

Gift-giving is a classic topic in anthropology, where on-going debates involve the principle of reciprocity, the spirit of the gift, and the relationship between gifts and commodities. But the topic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804726957
• ISBN13: 9780804726955
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 5.8"