The philosopher's gift

Critique of Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-318

  Argyrou, Vassos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Derrida; Gift; Humanism; Mauss; Philosophy; The West

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548265065     PISSN: 0308275X     EISSN: 14603721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308275X07080358     Document Type: Article

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