The Gift - The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) 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.;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. As L'evi-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."

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Classics
Release date:	October 2001
First published:	2001
Translators:	W. D. Halls
Authors:	Marcel Mauss
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-26748-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	0-415-26748-X
Barcode:	9780415267489

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