Gifts and Gift-giving [ Politics & Society / Furniture & Interior decoration / Social interaction ]
… an ubiquitous social practice but one that could be fraught with tension. 1 . Although it continued to be customary for ambassadors, even in hostile countries, to accept lavish gifts on their departure from a Court, accepting gifts from a …
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