The flow of gifts : reciprocity and social networks in a Chinese village
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The flow of gifts : reciprocity and social networks in a Chinese village
Stanford University Press, 1996
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Bibliography: p. [251]-267
Includes index
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: hbk ISBN 9780804726030
内容説明
Gift-giving is a classic topic in anthropology, where on-going debates involve the principle of reciprocity, the spirit of the gift, and the relationship between gifts and commodities. But the topic has been surprisingly little studied in the Chinese context except for the form of instrumental exchange known as networking or guanxi.
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Contents ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE
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: pbk ISBN 9780804726955
内容説明
Gift-giving is a classic topic in anthropology, where on-going debates involve the principle of reciprocity, the spirit of the gift, and the relationship between gifts and commodities. In this study, the author examines the gift-giving and related social activities that pervade daily life in China, focusing on routine activities - visits between relatives, exchanges of food and labour between neighbours, gift-giving between friends - while not ignoring such special occasions as weddings and funerals. He constructs a classification of exchange behaviour in village society, examining the items of presentation, the types of gift-giving activities, and the hierarchical arrangement of givers and receivers. He also presents new interpretations of key concepts involved in Chinese gift-giving: guanxi (social networks), renqing (norms of interpersonal behaviour), mianzi (face), and bao (reciprocity). The book concludes by showing how the village gift economy has adjusted and survived in response to the radical social changes engendered by four decades of socialism.
目次
- 1. Introduction: the gift in anthropology and Chinese society
- 2. Xiajia village: a sketch of the field site
- 3. The world of gifts: a preliminary classification
- 4. The gift economy and Guanxi networks
- 5. The structure of Guanxi in village society
- 6. The principle of reciprocity and Renaqing ethics
- 7. Power and prestige in gift-exchange relations
- 8. Marriage transactions and social reformations
- 9. Conclusions: socialism, Guanxi, Renqing and the gift
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Character list
- Index.
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