The Gift the Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

Mauss, Marcel

ISBN 10: 041526748X / ISBN 13: 9780415267489

Published by Cohen & West, 2001

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Routledge Classics; 0.87 x 7.72 x 5.28 Inches; 224 pages; 041526748X.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gift the Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
• Publisher: Cohen & West
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041526748X
• ISBN 13: 9780415267489
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

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.

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.