The Gift
The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-26749-6
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 11th October 2001
- Pages: 224
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About the Book
In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionized 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.Reviews
'The Gift is quite undeniably the masterwork of Marcel Mauss, his most justly famous writing, and the work whose influence has been the deepest.' - Claude Lévi-StraussAbout the Author(s)
Marcel Mauss (1872 - 1950) As well as being a sociologist and anthropologist, Mauss was also a revolutionary socialist. Today his name is associated with the leading intellectual movement in France, MAUSS.Customers who bought The Gift also bought:
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