The Gift : The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

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  • Author:
    MAUSS Marcel
  • ISBN:
    9780415267496
  • Publication Date:
    October 2001
  • Edition:
    2
  • Pages:
    224
  • Binding:
    Paperback
  • Publisher:
    Routledge
  • Country of Publication:
The Gift : The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
The Gift : The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

The Gift : The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

SKU: 9780415267496
Regular price $27.99
Unit price
per
  • Author:
    MAUSS Marcel
  • ISBN:
    9780415267496
  • Publication Date:
    October 2001
  • Edition:
    2
  • Pages:
    224
  • Binding:
    Paperback
  • Publisher:
    Routledge
  • Country of Publication:

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In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionised our understanding of some of the basic structures of society. By identifying the complex web of exchange and obligation involved in the act of giving, Mauss called into question many of our social conventions and economic systems. In a world rife with runaway consumption, The Gift continues to excite and challenge.

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  • In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionised our understanding of some of the basic structures of society. By identifying the complex web of exchange and obligation involved in the act of giving, Mauss called into question many of our social conventions and economic systems. In a world rife with runaway consumption, The Gift continues to excite and challenge.

In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionised our understanding of some of the basic structures of society. By identifying the complex web of exchange and obligation involved in the act of giving, Mauss called into question many of our social conventions and economic systems. In a world rife with runaway consumption, The Gift continues to excite and challenge.