The logic of the gift
toward an ethic of generosity
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Author
Contributions
- Schrift, Alan D., 1955- - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Routledge, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
83,500 words, Guess
Page Count
334 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1002302M
- ISBN-100415910986
- OCLC Control Number879381975
- OCLC Control Number35360749
- OCLC Control Number34943190
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number96041607
- LibraryThing4891441
- Goodreads3594238
Classifications
- DDC179/.9
- LCCBJ1533.G4 S37 1997
Description
Is commercialization the mainspring of modernity? Do modern commercial forms represent an end state of social development--the "end of history"? Reflections on Commercial Life, an anthology of writings from the ancient Greeks to contemporary thinkers, poses these and other similar questions. It provides students, scholars, and general readers an opportunity to develop a more self- conscious and critical relationship to commercial life, as it challenges the inattention of mainstream economics to the social forms that make up commercial life, such as money, the commodity, wage-labor, and capital
Description
In recent years, attacks upon fundamental notions of social welfare have spurred widespread discussion concerning the nature of gifts and gift giving. What assumptions about gift giving and generosity are at work in our society? The Logic of the Gift is an interdisciplinary collection that brings together some of the classic essays on gifts and gift giving, alongside work especially written for this volume.
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