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Argonauts of the Western Pacific
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An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea
Argonauts of the Western Pacific
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Argonauts of the Western Pacific book
An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea
ByBronislaw Malinowski
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1979
eBook Published 12 October 1978
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
Pages 616
eBook ISBN 9780203421260
Subjects Social Sciences
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Malinowski, B. (1979). Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203421260
ABSTRACT
First published in 1922, this classic text examines the extensive and complex trading system maintained by the Trobriand Islanders. While the main theme is economics and social organization, the power of magic, mythology and folklore are also examined.
