The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
Marcel Mauss
ISBN 10: 0393306984 ISBN 13: 9780393306989
Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990
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Since its first publication in English in 1954, The Gift, Marcel Mauss's groundbreaking study of the relation between forms of exchange and social structure, has been acclaimed as a classic among anthropology texts.
A brilliant French sociologist and anthropologist, Marcel Mauss (1872?) used case studies of Melanesia, Polynesia, and northwestern North America to demonstrate that gift exchange is a total system at the center of society.About the Author: Marcel Mauss was a French sociologist and anthropologist. His work profoundly influenced the field of anthropology with respect to topics such as magic, sacrifice, and gift exchange in primitive cultures.
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Title: The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange ...
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
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