The gift of thanks
Subtitle: the roots, persistence, and paradoxical meanings of a society ritual
By: Margaret Visser.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780151013319
Subjects: Gratitude
Notes: Originally published: Toronto : HarperCollins, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Saying; title: "What do you say?"; title: No thanks; title: Itʹs only natural; title: "Iʹm so sorry"; title: "Thank you very much indeed"; title: Pt. 2. Giving, receiving, returning; title: Why give back?; title: All wrapped up; title: The three graces; title: Give it away; title: The give-and-take of everyday life; title: Pt. 3. Meaning; title: Votive offerings; title: Unpacking "gratitude"; title: The fourth law of nature; title: After all; title: Tipping; title: Freedom and equality; title: Gestures; title: Memory and narrative; title: Pt. 4. Feeling; title: Emotions; title: Feeling grateful; title: Learning and lasting; title: Pt. 5. Rejecting; title: The marble-hearted fiend; title: We are not grateful; title: The poisoned gift; title: Pt. 6. Recognizing; title: Gratitude instead; title: Partiality and transcendence; title: Recognition.