242 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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Until recently we have known more about gift giving practices in pre-industrial societies than about those of industrial western society. In this book, first published in 1988, David Cheal shows that the process of present giving and receiving is a vital element in contemporary social life, relevant to some of the most important theoretical traditions in sociology, particularly those of Durkheim... Read more
1. Moral Economy 2. Tie-signs 3. Transactions and Relations 4. Love Culture 5. Social Reproduction 6. Intimacy and Community 7. Gift Games 8. The Social Future
Biography
Cheal, David
