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minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoI think you need to read more history and less theory. Yes, that’s what a gift economy is, but bronze age kings “gifting” each other things was not a gift economy.
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoI think I read too much history as is. And if that’s not what this is, I’m dying to hear the difference, because I vaguely remember Cline directly comparing the royal “gift giving” to the Kula Ring.
I think you need to read more history and less theory.
Yes, that’s what a gift economy is, but bronze age kings “gifting” each other things was not a gift economy.
I think I read too much history as is.
And if that’s not what this is, I’m dying to hear the difference, because I vaguely remember Cline directly comparing the royal “gift giving” to the Kula Ring.