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Die GabeDie Gabe

Die Gabe1968

Form und Funktion des Austauschs in archaischen Gesellschaften

Marcel Mauss

3.8on Hardcover

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Classic work of anthropology, on the social function of gift exchange. First published in French in 1950. First translated into English 1954. Has inspired many subsequent studies of gift-giving.

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First published
1968
OL Work ID
OL2111212W

Subjects

GiftsSocial structureanthropologyexchangegift exchangepotlatchsociologyCeremonial exchangeSocial aspectsgift economycultural anthropologyEconomic anthropologyCharityHistorical sociologyCivilization, ancientCadeauxÉchange cérémonielSOCIAL SCIENCES

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