The Gift
The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
Marcel Mauss author WD Halls translator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:11th Oct '01
£89.99
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This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£14.99(9780415267496)
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.
'TheGift is quite undeniably the masterwork of Marcel Mauss, his most justly famous writing, and the work whose influence has been the deepest.' -Claude Lévi-Strauss
ISBN: 9780415267489
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 570g
224 pages
2nd edition