This fascinating volume looks at the ambivalence of gift-giving; contemporary gift-giving, its motives, occasions and its rules; examines `sacrifice′, `food-sharing′ and `gift-giving′ as those basic institutions upon which symbolic orders of `traditional′ society rely; and considers the historical invention of hospitality, paving the
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Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # FJ-9780761956488
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This book decodes the ambivalence of gift-giving. It examines its socio-ethical and integrative potential. Following a short recollection of contemporary gift-giving, its motives, occasions and its rules, the reader is invited to travel back in time and space examining 'sacrifice', 'food-sharing', and 'gift giving' as those basic institutions upon which symbolic orders of 'traditional' society rely. The historical invention of hospitality is considered and paves the way to an analysis of the anthropology of giving. Berking goes on to explore the transition from traditional society to the market, self interest form. He questions the view that our societies are dominated by individualism and explores the contemporary interplay between self interest and the common good. In this study Helmut Berking questions the view that contemporary societies are dominated by self-interest, and constructs a moral economy beyond the rationale of the market place. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780761956488
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0761956484
Book Description Condition: New. First Edition. First Edition thus. Sociology of Giving by Helmuth Berking. ISBN:9780761956488. Collectible item in excellent condition. Seller Inventory # 0761956488