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Malinowski conducted ethnographic fieldwork on the Trobriand Islands from 1914-1918, during which he observed and described the Kula trade. The Kula is an exchange system where necklaces and bracelets made of shell are traded between islands in opposite directions. Malinowski interpreted the Kula anthropologically, arguing it formed inter-tribal institutions and alliances that provided security benefits. While pioneering long-term participant observation, Malinowski was also criticized for a derogatory atti

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Rachel Barrett

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