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The Gift : the Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies by Marcel Mauss, Ian Cunnison, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Jane I. Guyer, Bill Maurer is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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2011 Reprint of 1954 American Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is perhaps the first systematic study of the custom, widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia, of exchanging gifts. The gift is conceived as a transaction forming part of all human, personal relationships between individuals and groups. These gift exchanges are at the same time moral, economic, juridical, aesthetic, religious, mythological and social phenomena. A classic work. (source: Bol.com)

Author

Marcel Mauss, Ian Cunnison, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Jane I. Guyer, Bill Maurer

Publisher

Martino Fine Books

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781614271239

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences

Rating

3.95 / 5 (2,108 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13