The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies - Paperback
by Marcel Mauss
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marcel Mauss, W. D. Halls (Translator)Publish date:2000-08-17Pages:184
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393320435ISBN-10:039332043XUPC:9780393320435Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Customs & TraditionsBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.34 x 5.46 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCJE58QXV6
The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
A brilliant example of the comparative method, The Gift presents the first systematic study of the custom--widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia--of exchanging gifts. The gift is a perfect example of what Mauss calls a total social phenomenon, since it involves legal, economic, moral, religious, aesthetic, and other dimensions. He sees the gift exchange as...
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393320435ISBN-10:039332043XUPC:9780393320435Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Customs & TraditionsBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.34 x 5.46 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.3902Product ID:SCJE58QXV6
Mauss, Marcel: - 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.Halls, W. D.: - W. D. Halls was an author, educationist, and historian. He translated works by French authors, notably Marcel Mauss and Émile Durkheim, well into his retirement...
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