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(1990) The sociology of time, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Time-reckoning in the trobriands
pp. 203-218
A system of reckoning time is a practical, as well as a sentimental, necessity in every culture, however simple. Members of every human group have the need of coordinating various activities, of fixing dates for the future, of placing reminiscences in the past, of gauging the length of bygone periods and of those to come.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-20869-2_14
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(1990)., Time-reckoning in the trobriands, in J. Hassard (ed.), The sociology of time, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 203-218.
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