Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

Title: Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies Author: Marcel Mauss ISBN: 9780393320435 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Published: 2000 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. I 1606234 Publisher Description: 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