Considered to be the first major work of economic anthropology, this is, FTP, what work concerning the Trobriand islanders, written by Bronislaw Malinowski.
The introduction contains a famous discussion of the goals of ethnography. In the chapter, "Departure of an Oversea Expedition," the author continues tracing a voyage from the Sinaketa to the Dobu that makes up a large part of this work. The author presents a seven-fold classification of gifts, which pertain to the mwali and the souvali, which are armshells and necklaces. Focusing on the Kula ring exchange, this work was later extended in the author's Coral Gardens and Their Magic. Considered to be the first major work of economic anthropology, this is, FTP, what work concerning the Trobriand islanders, written by Bronislaw Malinowski.
The introduction contains a famous discussion of the goals of ethnography.
Argonauts of the Western Pacific