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The Gift

The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies, 2nd Edition

By Marcel Mauss

Translated by W.D. Halls

Published October 11th 2001 by Routledge – 224 pages

Series: Routledge Classics

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    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.

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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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    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.

    Name: The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies, 2nd Edition (Paperback) – Routledge 
    Description: By Marcel MaussTranslated by W.D. Halls. 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...
    Categories: Anthropology - Soc Sci, Anthropology, Religion, Social & Cultural Anthropology