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First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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'The Gift is quite undeniably the masterwork of Marcel Mauss, his most justly famous writing, and the work whose influence has been the deepest.' - Claude Lévi-Strauss
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'The teaching of Marcel Mauss was one to which few can be compared. No acknowledgment of him can be proportionate to our debt.' - Claude Livi-Strauss.
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. A renowned anthropologist, Mauss sought in this work to transcend empirical observation and reach deeper realities. In so doing, he inaugurated a new era for the social sciences. No work of anthropology or political theory would be the same again. 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 to challenge. As Livi-Strauss remarked, 'Few have managed to read it without feeling the whole gamut of the emotions . . . the pounding heart, the throbbing head, the mind flooded with the imperious, though not yet definable, certainty of being present at a decisive event in the evolution of science.'
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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (Routledge Classics)
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. translated by W. D. Halls; foreword by Mary Douglas; 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. 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 related to individuals and groups as much as to the objects themselves, and his analysis calls into question the social conventions and economic systems that had been taken for granted for so many years. In a modern translation, introduced by distinguished anthropologist Mary Douglas, The Gift is essential reading for students of social anthropology and sociology. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xviii + 164. Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published. White titles spine. Includes indexes of names & subject plus an extensive notes section. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Anthropology; Indigenous Cultures; Social Anthropology; Primitive Societies; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 041504488X. ISBN/EAN: 9780415044882. Inventory No: 4394. Member of the P.B.F.A. Seller Inventory # 4394
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