The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies - Paperback

by Marcel Mauss (Author), W. D. Halls (Translator)

When first published, The Gift served as nothing less than an onslaught on contemporary political theory. This edition confirms the continuing relevance of Mauss's highly original perspective.

Author Biography

Marcel Mauss (1872 - 1950) As well as being a sociologist and anthropologist, Mauss was also a revolutionary socialist. Today his name is associated with the leading intellectual movement in France, MAUSS.