One Hundred Years of Argonauts: Malinowski, Ethnography and Economic Anthropology

Malinowski’s pioneering work remains critical for anthropology in a postcolonial age. This volume uses ethnographic studies from around the world to contextualize the work politically and intellectually, examining its gestation and influence from multiple perspectives.

Malinowski’s Argonauts of the Western Pacific was a major contribution to anthropological theory and method, while simultaneously establishing the sub-field of economic anthropology. Even a century after its publication, Malinowski’s pioneering work remains critical for anthropology in a postcolonial age. This volume uses ethnographic studies from around the world to contextualize the work politically and intellectually, examining its gestation and influence from multiple perspectives. It critically explores the meaning of “economy” for Malinowski from his formation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to his path-breaking fieldwork in Melanesia and ensuing career in London.

• | Author: Chris Hann, Deborah James
• | Publisher: Berghahn Books
• | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781836950783
• | ISBN-10: 1836950780