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Gift Giving and the 'Embedded' Economy in the Ancient World.

The idea of a 'gift economy' has a long tradition in social, economic and cultural studies, since Marcel Mauss' seminal work. But in the latest years, anthropological, philosophical and economic research have underlined that nothing such as a 'gift economy' exists - at least...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carlà, Filippo
Otros Autores: Gori, Maja
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, 2014.
Colección:Akademiekonferenzen.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The idea of a 'gift economy' has a long tradition in social, economic and cultural studies, since Marcel Mauss' seminal work. But in the latest years, anthropological, philosophical and economic research have underlined that nothing such as a 'gift economy' exists - at least if conceived as a phase preceding modern exchange - and that the 'phenomenon gift' must be understood not only in the different social and cultural contexts in which it is embedded, but also in its coexistence and connections to other forms of exchange, from commerce, to barter, to theft. This book analyzes from a multipli.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (438 pages)
ISBN:3825374610
9783825374617