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Patricia G. Lange, California College of the Arts   Mary Douglas, a key figure in the field of anthropology, once famously asserted that in small-scale societies, “the cycling gift system is the society” (Douglas 1990). She was speaking about cultural groups that depended on elaborate systems of reciprocity—or mutual exchangeContinue Reading

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 Francisco Martínez (EHI, Tallinn University) – Palm down or thumb up: the fare depends on the gesture you do by the road. – In Russia, even Lenin seems to hitchhike, standing with a hand in his pocket and the other pointing up towards the future. Fig 1. Terje, the walkContinue Reading