Argonauts Of The Western Pacific

Argonauts Of The Western Pacific is a book written by Bronislaw Malinowski in 1922. It is an anthropological study of the Kula ring, a complex system of trade and exchange among the indigenous people of the Trobriand Islands in Melanesian New Guinea. The book provides a detailed account of the customs, beliefs, and practices of the Trobriand Islanders, as well as their interactions with neighboring tribes and European colonizers. Malinowski's research is based on his extensive fieldwork in the region, which included living among the Trobriand Islanders for several years. The book is considered a seminal work in the field of anthropology and is widely regarded as a masterpiece of ethnographic writing. It has influenced generations of anthropologists and remains a classic of the discipline.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.