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Letter from Leo Austen to Bronislaw Malinowski, Sept. 22, 1934
written by Leo Austen, 1894-1956, in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Further material and correspondence) (New Haven, CT) (22 September 1934) , 4 page(s)
Date: 22.9.34. Place: Losuia (Kiriwina). A four-page, typed letter from Leo Austen, the resident magistrate for the Trobriand Islands, asks Malinowski's opinion on changes Austen proposes to make to the system of food exchanges and family obligations among the Trobriand Islanders, particularly with regard to tribu...
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written by Leo Austen, 1894-1956, in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (Yale), of Yale University. Sterling Memorial Library. Manuscripts and Archives (Papers relating to Malinowski's studies of the Trobriands Islands, Further material and correspondence) (New Haven, CT) (22 September 1934) , 4 page(s)
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Date: 22.9.34. Place: Losuia (Kiriwina). A four-page, typed letter from Leo Austen, the resident magistrate for the Trobriand Islands, asks Malinowski's opinion on changes Austen proposes to make to the system of food exchanges and family obligations among the Trobriand Islanders, particularly with regard to tribute to the chief. He notes that such a change would increase chiefs' influence, and indirectly, the British rule.
Date Written / Recorded
22 September 1934, 1934
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Leo Austen, 1894-1956
Topic / Theme
Chieftains, Economics, Trobriand Islanders
Copyright Message
Materials sourced from Yale University. Copyright © 2016 by Patrick Burke
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