The Gift : the form and reason for exchange in archaic societies / Marcel Mauss

By:

Mauss, Marcel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2012ISBN:

9780415267496

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DDC classification:

394 MAU 22

Summary: In this book, the author 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, he called into question many of our social conventions and economic systems. In a world rife with runaway consumption, this book continues to excite and challenge.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Calcutta	394 MAU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMC-0145013

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In this book, the author 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, he called into question many of our social conventions and economic systems. In a world rife with runaway consumption, this book continues to excite and challenge.

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