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Argonauts of the Western Pacific

by Bronislaw Malinowski

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  1. 1Dedication — Preface
  2. 2Foreword
  3. 3Acknowledgements
  4. 4Phonetic Note
  5. 5Table of Contents
  6. 6Tables
  7. 7Introduction: The Subject, Method and Scope of This Inquiry
  8. 8Chapter I — The Country and Inhabitants of the Kula District
  9. 9Chapter II — The Natives of the Trobriand Islands
  10. 10Chapter III — The Essentials of the Kula
  11. 11Chapter IV — Canoes and Sailing
  12. 12Chapter V — The Ceremonial Building of a Waga
  13. 13Chapter VI — Launching of a Canoe and Ceremonial Visiting — Tribal…
  14. 14Chapter VII — The Departure of an Overseas Expedition
  15. 15Chapter VIII — The First Halt of the Fleet on Muwa
  16. 16Chapter IX — Sailing on the Sea-Arm of Pilolu
  17. 17Chapter X — The Story of Shipwreck
  18. 18Chapter XI — In the Amphletts — Sociology of the Kula
  19. 19Chapter XII — In Tewara and Sanaroa — Mythology of the Kula
  20. 20Chapter XIII — On the Beach of Sarubwoyna
  21. 21Chapter XIV — The Kula in Dobu — Technicalities of the Exchange
  22. 22Chapter XV — The Journey Home — The Fishing and Working of the Kalo…
  23. 23Chapter XVI — The Return Visit of the Dobuans to Sinaketa
  24. 24Chapter XVII — Magic and the Kula
  25. 25Chapter XVIII — The Power of Words in Magic — Some Linguistic Data
  26. 26Chapter XIX — The Inland Kula
  27. 27Chapter XX — Expeditions Between Kiriwina and Kitava
  28. 28Chapter XXI — The Remaining Branches and Offshoots of the Kula
  29. 29Chapter XXII — The Meaning of the Kula

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