Argonauts of the Western Pacific
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Argonauts of the Western Pacific is a landmark ethnographic study by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that pioneered participant observation through its detailed account of the Kula exchange system in the Trobriand Islands.
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| Argonauts of the Western Pacific canonical | 7 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Argonauts of the Western Pacific Context triple: [Bronisław Malinowski, notableWork, Argonauts of the Western Pacific]
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Growing Up in New Guinea
Growing Up in New Guinea is a classic anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines childhood, adolescence, and cultural development among the Manus people of Papua New Guinea.
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B.
Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
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Coming of Age in Samoa
Coming of Age in Samoa is a landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines Samoan adolescence to challenge Western assumptions about human development and culture.
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D.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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E.
A Peep at Polynesian Life
A Peep at Polynesian Life is the subtitle of Herman Melville’s 1846 semi-autobiographical travel narrative Typee, which recounts his experiences among the indigenous people of the Marquesas Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Argonauts of the Western Pacific Target entity description: Argonauts of the Western Pacific is a landmark ethnographic study by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that pioneered participant observation through its detailed account of the Kula exchange system in the Trobriand Islands.
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A.
Growing Up in New Guinea
Growing Up in New Guinea is a classic anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines childhood, adolescence, and cultural development among the Manus people of Papua New Guinea.
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B.
Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
-
C.
Coming of Age in Samoa
Coming of Age in Samoa is a landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines Samoan adolescence to challenge Western assumptions about human development and culture.
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D.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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E.
A Peep at Polynesian Life
A Peep at Polynesian Life is the subtitle of Herman Melville’s 1846 semi-autobiographical travel narrative Typee, which recounts his experiences among the indigenous people of the Marquesas Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropology monograph
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book ⓘ ethnographic study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| academicStatus | classic of anthropological literature ⓘ |
| author | Bronisław Malinowski ⓘ |
| countryOfStudy | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| describes |
Kula valuables
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canoe expeditions ⓘ village life in the Trobriands ⓘ |
| field |
cultural anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ceremonial exchange
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economic systems ⓘ inter-island exchange networks ⓘ kinship relations ⓘ magic and religion ⓘ social structure ⓘ |
| genre | ethnography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of exchange and reciprocity
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description of Trobriand social organization ⓘ discussion of magic and ritual ⓘ ethnographic description of Kula ring ⓘ maps and diagrams of Kula routes ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | functionalism ⓘ |
| hasReputation | landmark ethnography ⓘ |
| influenced |
economic anthropology
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functionalism in anthropology ⓘ modern ethnographic fieldwork standards ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kula exchange system
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Melanesian society ⓘ
linked to:
Melanesians
Trobriand Islanders ⓘ Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| methodologicalContribution |
holistic ethnography
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long-term fieldwork ⓘ participant observation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of Kula ring
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pioneering participant observation ⓘ systematic description of a non-Western economy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| publicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| publisher | Routledge & Kegan Paul ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Coral Gardens and Their Magic
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The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia ⓘ |
| setting |
Massim region
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Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| timeOfFieldworkDescribed | 1915–1918 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia
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