{"product_id":"the-fame-of-gawa-9780822312703","title":"The Fame of Gawa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeals with fundamental practices of value creation on Gawa, a small island off the southeast coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, the inhabitants of which participate in the long-distance kula shell exchange ring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an almost ideal realisation of the twin aims of anthropology and ethnographic writing... This is not just a book about a tiny island, and not just a book for Melanesianists. It coordinates a number of contemporary issues in anthropology.\" Marilyn Strathern, Man \"At once both virtuoso ethnography and a brilliant effort at systematic conceptualization in social theory.\" George Marcus, Choice \"The Fame of Gawa will sit comfortably on the shelf alongside--or perhaps even replace--Malinowski's Argonauts of the Western Pacific as a classic of anthropology... [Munn's book] ... masterfully integrates cultural analysis with detailed ethnography.\" Miriam Kahn, American Anthropologist","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406012817751,"sku":"9780822312703","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822312703.jpg?v=1730494239","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fame-of-gawa-9780822312703","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}