The Gift Paradigm: A Short Introduction to the Anti-Utilitarian Movement in the Social Sciences by Alain Caillé

The Gift Paradigm: A Short Introduction to the Anti-Utilitarian Movement in the Social Sciences

Alain Caillé

58 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction sociology medium-paced
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In his classic essay The Gift, Marcel Mauss argued that gifts can never be truly free; rather, they bring about an expectation of reciprocal exchange. For over one hundred years, his ideas on economy, social relations, and exchange have inspired n...

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