The Gift Economy (Routledge Library Editions: Social and Cultural Anthropology) - Tapa blanda

Cheal, David

 
9781138928312: The Gift Economy (Routledge Library Editions: Social and Cultural Anthropology)
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ISBN 10: 1138928313 ISBN 13: 9781138928312
Editorial: Routledge, 2017

Sinopsis

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 Berger and Thomas Luckmann. This volume is the result of a major study of gift rituals carried out by David Cheal and his associates in which general themes are richly illustrated with details from individual case histories gathered during the research. It is highly significant that in western society women are more active gift givers than men and, while their voices explain how emotions and interests are interrelated within the gift economy, the author shows how that in turn is related to current theories about family, gender and religion.

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1138928313
ISBN 13 
9781138928312
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
242
Contacto del fabricante
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
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Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24
München
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9780415006415: The Gift Economy

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ISBN 10:  0415006414 ISBN 13:  9780415006415
Editorial: Routledge, 1988
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