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

By Marcel Mauss

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2002
ISBN
0415267498, 9780415267496, 041526748X, 9780415267489, 0203715683, 9780203715680, 020340744X, 9780203407448
Google Books ID
IyuwqqkFMzUC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1263860 bytes)
Series
Routledge Classics
Edition
2
Pages
225\225
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

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.

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