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We have summarized here the essential of this book by the author. Malinowski's theory of needsIt is often assumed that Malinowski's level of fieldwork was due to some mystical form of apperception that he would impose on his disciples. In reality, what constitutes a revolution in fieldwork is his theoretical system for the study of culture, and the knowledge he transmitted of that framework to his students.(Another essay here deals with Malinowski's interpretation of culture in general.)We are going to deal with perhaps the most neglected and most important aspect of such an interpretation: the theory of needs.