August 3, 2009
Gift-Giving in the Academic Tribe
Gift-giving and reciprocity are a big subject of modern anthropology, and some anthropologist searching for a dissertation could do worse than steal a look in faculty mailboxes for offprints of articles or books, inscribed by their author to a colleague, usually accompanied by a formal note. Each tribe has its own customs. English departments being the tribe I'm most familiar with, I offer our imaginary anthropologist a starting point after almost 50 years of experience with giving and
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