The Gift Economy

by David J. Cheal

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Until recently we have known more about gift giving practices in pre-industrial societies than about those of industrial western society. In this book, first published in 1988, David Cheal shows that the process of present giving and receiving is a vital element in contemporary social life, relevant to some of the most important theoretical traditions in sociology, particularly those of Durkheim and Weber, and to the social constructionism of Peter...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1138928283

ISBN13:9781138928282

Release Date:July 2015

Publisher:Routledge

Length:242 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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