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1983•352 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

The Gift

4.5/ 5
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Starting with the premise that the work of art is a gift and not a commodity, this revolutionary book ranges across anthropology, literature, economics, and psychology to show how the 'commerce of the creative spirit' functions in the lives of artists and in culture as a whole.

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GiftsEconomic anthropologyCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)Art and societyNonfictionSociologyLiterary CriticismArt et sociétéBegaafdheidAnthropologie économiqueCreativiteitCréation (Arts)

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Book Details

First Published

1983

Pages

352 pages

Rating

4.5 / 5

Ratings

2

Editions

15

Publisher

Canongate Books Ltd

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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