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<p>In The Gift of Thanks, Margaret Visser continues her exploration of the cultural implications of common objects and ordinary behaviour. The simple habit of saying “thank you,” and indeed the entire notion of gratitude itself, becomes a key to understanding many of the basic assumptions, preferences and needs underlying Western culture. Taking into consideration cultural history; questions of politics and rights; questions of ideas of freedom and equality; and questions of the newly awakened s

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Author

Margaret Visser [Margaret Visser ]

Publisher

HarperCollins Canada

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781443403214

Category

social science

Subjects

Anthropology, Cultural & Social, Social_sciences

Updated

2026-03-25