Derrida critiques this work's depiction of the uses of tobacco as an exampl
Derrida critiques this work's depiction of the uses of tobacco as an example of cherry picking examples to prove a point. It begins by the examining the Samoan distinction between oloa and tonga and concludes by exmaining the moral implications of the title concept, arguing that even in industrial society, "things sold have a soul." Raymond Firth criticizes the book's failure to recognize the single individual level of interaction. Instead, the author focuses on what he terms the "total prestation" to explain that the title entity metonymically stands for every aspect of the society it is part of. Beginning with a section on "the obligation to reciprocate",  this is, FTP ,what work examining the potlach and other economies built on voluntary exchange, written by Marcel Mauss.
Derrida critiques this work's depiction of the uses of tobacco as an example of cherry picking examples to prove a point.
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