The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies by Mauss, Marcel

The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415267496)

Vendor: Marcel Mauss
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies by Mauss, Marcel

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

$22.95
The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies by Mauss, Marcel

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

$22.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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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.

Author: Marcel Mauss
ISBN-10: 0415267498
ISBN-13: 9780415267496
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2001
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.48d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 08/07/2009 pg. 20
By Marcel Mauss
By Marcel Mauss
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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.

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