The gift in sixteenth-century France
By: Natalie Zemon Davis.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Gifts -- France -- History -- 16th century; Ceremonial exchange -- France -- History -- 16th century; Renaissance -- France; France -- History -- 16th century; France -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The spirit of gifts; title: Gift practices and public times; title: Gift practices and social meanings; title: Gifts and sales; title: Gifts gone wrong; title: Gifts, bribes, and kings; title: Gifts and the gods.