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Argonauts of the Western PacificBronislaw Malinowski

Argonauts of the Western Pacific

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Original author: Bronislaw Malinowski

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"Argonauts of the Western Pacific" by Bronisław Malinowski is an ethnography published in 1922. This groundbreaking work documents the Trobriand people of the Kiriwana island chain near New Guinea, focusing on their complex trading system called the kula. Malinowski revolutionized anthropology by practicing "participant observation"—living among his subjects rather than studying them from afar. The book redefined ethnographic fieldwork and established intensive fieldwork as the foundation of modern social anthropology, earning comparison to Shakespeare's impact on literature.

Argonauts of the Western Pacific, by Bronislaw Malinowski. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #55822.

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38 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: By Sir James G. Frazer2,664 words
  2. 2.Foreword: By the Author4,345 words
  3. 3.Introduction: The Subject, Method and Scope of This Inquiry9,420 words
  4. 4.Chapter I: The Country and Inhabitants of the Kula District7,582 words
  5. 5.Chapter II: The Natives of the Trobriand Islands (1)8,929 words
  6. 6.Chapter II: The Natives of the Trobriand Islands (2)3,302 words
  7. 7.Chapter III: The Essentials of the Kula8,938 words
  8. 8.Chapter IV: Canoes and Sailing6,740 words
  9. 9.Chapter V: The Ceremonial Building of a Waga8,914 words
  10. 10.Chapter VI11,232 words
  11. 11.Chapter II: , I gave some examples of it. Even a walk across the island,7,871 words
  12. 12.Chapter VII: The Departure of an Overseas Expedition4,600 words
  13. 13.Chapter VIII: The First Halt of the Fleet on Muwa1,542 words
  14. 14.Chapter III: , never take place simultaneously. It is always a gift2,901 words
  15. 15.Chapter IX: Sailing on the Sea-Arm of Pilolu3,918 words
  16. 16.Chapter IV: , Division V, about the sociological division of functions in3,371 words
  17. 17.Chapter X: The Story of Shipwreck (1)8,566 words
  18. 18.Chapter X: The Story of Shipwreck (2)3,159 words
  19. 19.Chapter XI: In the Amphletts--Sociology of the Kula5,864 words
  1. 20.Chapter II: , Division IV, I called them 'typical monopolists,'3,134 words
  2. 21.Chapter XII: In Tewara and Sanaroa--Mythology of the Kula (1)8,653 words
  3. 22.Chapter XII: In Tewara and Sanaroa--Mythology of the Kula (2)3,855 words
  4. 23.Chapter X: , Division V. I may add that, in some legends told about4,911 words
  5. 24.Chapter XIII: On the Beach of Sarubwoyna5,631 words
  6. 25.Chapter XIV: The Kula in Dobu--Technicalities of the Exchange6,073 words
  7. 26.Chapter XV: The Journey Home--The Fishing and Working of the Kaloma Shell3,915 words
  8. 27.Chapter XVI: The Return Visit of the Dobuans to Sinaketa6,334 words
  9. 28.Chapter XVII: Magic and the Kula (1)8,714 words
  10. 29.Chapter XVII: Magic and the Kula (2)5,166 words
  11. 30.Chapter XVIII: The Power of Words in Magic--Some Linguistic Data6,115 words
  12. 31.Chapter IX: , where the only key-word, napuwoye, has been translated5,244 words
  13. 32.Chapter XIX: The Inland Kula5,156 words
  14. 33.Chapter XX: Expeditions Between Kiriwina and Kitava308 words
  15. 34.Chapter VI: was the one I saw on the beach of Omarakana2,712 words
  16. 35.Chapter VII: ). The magic over the four coco-nuts in the canoe is not3,046 words
  17. 36.Chapter XXI: The Remaining Branches and Offshoots of the Kula5,380 words
  18. 37.Chapter XXII: The Meaning of the Kula6,772 words
  19. 38.Chapter II: , Division VI2,509 words