The Enigma of the Gift - Maurice Godelier - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226300450 - February 3, 1999
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This work reassesses the significance of gifts in social life by focusing on sacred objects which are never exchanged despite the value they possess. The author argues that traditional theories of gift-giving are flawed because they consider only exchangeable gifts.


288 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 3, 1999
ISBN13 9780226300450
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 288
Dimensions 154 × 278 × 21 mm   ·   426 g
Translator Scott, Nora

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