Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronislaw Malinowski
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"Argonauts of the Western Pacific" by Bronisław Malinowski is an ethnography published in 1922. This groundbreaking work documents the Trobriand people of the Kiriwana island chain near New Guinea, focusing on their complex trading system called the kula. Malinowski revolutionized anthropology by practicing "participant observation"—living among his subjects rather than studying them from afar. The book redefined ethnographic fieldwork and established intensive fieldwork as the foundation of modern social anthropology, earning comparison
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| Author | Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Frazer, James George, 1854-1941 |
| Title |
Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts_of_the_Western_Pacific |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (Italy) for Project Gutenberg. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | GN: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology |
| Subject | Kula exchange -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands |
| Subject | Massim (Papua New Guinean people) -- Rites and ceremonies |
| Subject | Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands |
| Subject | Folklore -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands |
| Subject | Barter -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands |
| Subject | Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) -- Social life and customs |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 55822 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-55822-6 |
| Release Date | Oct 26, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 5256 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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