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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
Paperback
Main Details
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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Marcel Mauss
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Introduction by Professor Mary Douglas
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Translated by W.D. Halls
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| Series | Routledge Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780415267496
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| Classifications | Dewey:305 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Edition |
2nd Revised edition
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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| Imprint |
Routledge
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| Publication Date |
11 October 2001 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
Author Biography
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.
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 Levi-Strauss
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