Gifts given, gifts taken: The behavioral ecology of nonmarket, intragroup exchange

Journal of Archaeological Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-168

  Winterhalder, Brace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange; Foraging theory; Risk; Sharing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000256006     PISSN: 10590161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02229109     Document Type: Article

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