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The Accursed Share, Volume I

Name: The Accursed Share, Volume I
Brand: Zone Books
SKU: 9780942299113
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Contributors:

Georges Bataille, Robert Hurley (Translator)

Publisher:

Zone Books

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Business & Economics, Philosophy

Book Subcategory:

Economics, History & Surveys

Book Topic:

Modern

Edition Description:

Revised Edition

Series:

Zone Books #1

Audience:

Young Adult

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Release Date:

1991-05-15

ISBN 13:

9780942299113

Weight:

0.7 lbs

Size:

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.70 inches

Pages:

200

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From the acclaimed French philosopher, intellectual, and novelist, a brilliant account of the social and economic costs of civilization

In this important work, Georges Bataille uses his novel economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. He introduces here his concept of the accursed share, the surplus energy that any system, natural or cultural, must expend; it is this expenditure, according to Bataille, that most clearly defines a society. His examples include sacrifice among the Aztecs, potlatch among the Northwest Coast Indians, military conquest in Islam, and Buddhist monasticism in Tibet.

In this way, Bataille proposes a theory of a "general economy" based on excess and exuberance that radically revises conventional economic models of scarcity and utility. A brilliant blend of economics and aesthetics, ethics and anthropology, The Accursed Share provides an excellent introduction to Bataille's philosophic work. It will be of particular interest not only to readers of his fiction and essays but also to cultural theorists, anthropologists, and economists of all schools.

About the Author
Georges Bataille (1897-1962), founder of the French review Critique, wrote fiction and essays on a wide range of topics. His books in English translation include Story of the Eye, Blue of Noon, Literature and Evil, Manet, Theory of Religion, and Eroticism.

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