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


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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
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/11/2001
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9780415267496
ISBN10: 0415267498
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | General
- Social Science | Customs & Traditions

About the Author

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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