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7189 |
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20181127183115.0 |
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021106r20021990enk b 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
041526748X (hbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0415267498 (pbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780415267489 (hbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780415267496 (pbk.) |
| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
| Language code of original |
fre |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
394 |
| Edition number |
21 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Mauss, Marcel, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1872-1950 |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Essai sur le don. |
| Language of a work |
English |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The gift : |
| Remainder of title |
the form and reason for exchange in archaic societies / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Marcel Mauss ; with a foreword by Mary Douglas |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxiii, 199 p. ; |
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20 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"This translation originally published 1990 ..."--T.p. verso |
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| General note |
Translated from the French |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction; The exchange of gifts and the obligation to reciprocate (Polynesia); The extension of this system: Liberality; Honour, Money; Survivals of these principles in ancient systems of law and ancient economies; Conclusion |
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| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Mauss's most influential work is his Essay sur le don (1923�24; English translation: The Gift. Forms and functions of exchange in archaic societies, 1954), a comparative essay on gift-giving and exchange in "primitive" societies. On the basis of empirical examples from a wide range of societies, Mauss describes the obligations attendent on gift-giving: the obligation to give gifts (by giving, one shows oneself as generous, and thus as deserving of respect), the obligation to receive them (by receiving the gift, one shows respect to the giver, and concommittantly proves one's own generocity), and the obligation to return the gift (thus demonstrating that one's honor is - at least - equivalent to that of the original giver). Gift-giving is thus steeped in morality, and by giving, receiving and returning gifts, a moral bond between the persons exchanging gifts. At the same time, Mauss emphasizes the competitive and strategic aspect of gift-giving: by giving more than one's competitors, one lays claim to greater respect than them, and gift-giving contests (such as the famous North-West Coast Native American potlatch), are thus common in the ethnographic record. In this work, Mauss thus lays the foundation for a theoretical understanding of the nature of social relations. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Ceremonial exchange |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Gifts |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Douglas, Mary, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1921-2007 |
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| Personal name |
Halls, W. D. |
| Relator code |
trl |
