Indian Giving: Economies of Power in Indian-White Exchanges (Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History, & the Contemporary) by David Murray - 2000-08-21

University of Massachusetts Press, 2000. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Massachusetts Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Amherst: Univ. Of Massachusetts Press, 2000. 258pp. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Fine.

University of Massachusetts Press, August 2000. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/None. Native Americans Of The Northeast; 9.2 X 6.1 X 0.6 inches; 296 pages

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Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press, 2000. Trade Paperback. Fine. 6x0x9. A fine copy. 2000 Trade Paperback. viii, 258 pp. Whether they involved goods, words, or ideas, acts of giving and trading were fundamental in early Indian-white contacts. But how did these transactions function across the two cultures, and what did they mean to each' In this book, David Murray explores a range of early exchanges between Europeans and Indians, showing how they operated within a set of interlocking economies―linguistic, religious, as well as material. Murray begins by examining the crucial role of gift-giving. Like the double function of the key, which both locks and unlocks, the gift―with its simultaneous action of offering something and demanding a return―expressed the paradoxical nature of early Indian-white encounters. Because the power to give was associated with ideas of sovereignty, both sides often preferred to represent… Read More

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University of Massachusetts Press, 2000-08-21. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!