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This book brings together scholars from a variety of fields, including anthropology, literary criticism, economic, philosophy and classics. It provides new paradigms and poses new questions about the theory and practice of gift exchange.
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The Question of the Gift is the first collection of new interdisciplinary essays on the gift. Bringing together scholars from a variety of fields, including anthropology, literary criticism, economics, philosophy and classics, it provides new paradigms and pose new questions concerning the theory and practice of gift exchange.
In a culture awash with the rhetoric of self-interest, understanding the gift is more essential than ever. The questions of the gift raised in this collection address essential issues in social life:
* How do non-commercial exchanges form and solidify communities?
* How do humans and objects interact outside of consumerism?
* What are the relationships between gifts and commodities?
* To what degree are artworks gifts?
* Is a truly free gift possible, or even desirable?
In addressing these questions, contributors not only challenge the conventions of their fields, but also combine ideas and methods from both the social sciences and humanities to forge an innovative way of tackling this universal phenomenon.
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This book brings together scholars from a variety of fields, including anthropology, literary criticism, economic, philosophy and classics. It provides new paradigms and poses new questions about the theory and practice of gift exchange.
From the Back Cover
The Question of the Gift is the first collection of new interdisciplinary essays on the gift. Bringing together scholars from a variety of fields, including anthropology, literary criticism, economics, philosophy and classics, it provides new paradigms and pose new questions concerning the theory and practice of gift exchange.
In a culture awash with the rhetoric of self-interest, understanding the gift is more essential than ever. The questions of the gift raised in this collection address essential issues in social life:
* How do non-commercial exchanges form and solidify communities?
* How do humans and objects interact outside of consumerism?
* What are the relationships between gifts and commodities?
* To what degree are artworks gifts?
* Is a truly free gift possible, or even desirable?
In addressing these questions, contributors not only challenge the conventions of their fields, but also combine ideas and methods from both the social sciences and humanities to forge an innovative way of tackling this universal phenomenon.
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The notion of a "pure" or "free" gift has been largely neglected in anthropology. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
The notion of a "pure" or "free" gift has been largely neglected in anthropology. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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