Strategic affection? gift exchange in seventeenth-century Holland

Since the early days of humanity, gifts as varied as valued objects, hospitality, and works of art have been an essential means of establishing and maintaining social ties. Strategic Affection?, studies the exchange of gifts in order to explore the nature of seventeenth-century Dutch social relation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thoen, Irma (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press c2007.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Solidarity and identity.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427552006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Practices of Gift Exchange
  • Part II. Gifts and Meanings
  • Part III. Terms and Conditions of Exchange
  • Part IV. Comparison in Time
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Literature
  • Index of Subjects