The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies

When first published, The Gift served as nothing less than an onslaught on contemporary political theory. This edition confirms the continuing relevance of Mauss's highly original perspective.

Author: Marcel Mauss
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/11/2001
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9780415267496

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 08/07/2009 pg. 20

About the Author

Marcel Mauss (1872 - 1950) As well as being a sociologist and anthropologist, Mauss was also a revolutionary socialist. Today his name is associated with the leading intellectual movement in France, MAUSS.