A blog devoted to my interests which include anarchism and social movements, history, archeology, and anything else I choose to write about.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Gift-giving Societies
There is a fine article out by the anarchist anthropologist, David Graeber on gift-giving societies and other alternatives to market societies as well as discussing the great French social scientist Marcel Mauss. See
Very interesting, thanks. I'd never heard of Marcel Mauss before.
ReplyDeleteI had the vaguest recollection of the name, but didn't have the least idea what he stood for. Always glad to find another great thinker!
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