The Return of the Gift: European History of a Global Idea by Harry Liebersohn

The Return of the Gift: European History of a Global Idea by Harry Liebersohn

Author:Harry Liebersohn [Liebersohn, Harry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: AvE4EvA
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-08-02T09:56:41+00:00


of reciprocity that contained conflict, maintained social cohesion, and could be instructive for the German and European societies of his own time that were unable to maintain the most elementary civic order. Thurnwald deepened the investigation of politics by turning to tribal societies beyond the horizon of most political theorists. His appreciation of the checks and balances of Banaro society fit in well with his contemporary Malinowski’s conception of the intertwining of force and freedom in gift giving.



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