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... prestige items were very pleased , those who had to give up prestige items for subsistence , or women for prestige items , regretted that circumstances had forced them to do so . We can return now to the matter of money . Despite their ...
... prestige items were very pleased , those who had to give up prestige items for subsistence , or women for prestige items , regretted that circumstances had forced them to do so . We can return now to the matter of money . Despite their ...
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... prestige than in preserving valuable material resources . However , a more recent interpretation views potlatching ... prestige . Potlatches distributed food and wealth to other communities that needed it . In return , sponsors and their ...
... prestige than in preserving valuable material resources . However , a more recent interpretation views potlatching ... prestige . Potlatches distributed food and wealth to other communities that needed it . In return , sponsors and their ...
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... prestige and status systems that had existed previously . All so- cieties have differences in prestige ( special respect ) . In the simplest societies prestige is based on talents and abilities . Effective hunt- ers get and keep the ...
... prestige and status systems that had existed previously . All so- cieties have differences in prestige ( special respect ) . In the simplest societies prestige is based on talents and abilities . Effective hunt- ers get and keep the ...
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