An edition of The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property (1983)

The Gift

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An edition of The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property (1983)

The Gift

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  • ★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating) ·
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  • 3 Have read

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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Canongate Books Ltd
Pages
352

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Subjects

Gifts, Economic anthropology, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Art and society, Nonfiction, Sociology, Literary Criticism, Art et société, Begaafdheid, Anthropologie économique, Creativiteit, Création (Arts), Donations, Cadeaux, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Anthropology

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The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage)
December 4, 2007, Vintage
Paperback in English - 25 Anv edition
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The Gift
November 2, 2006, Canongate Books Ltd
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The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
March 4, 1999, Trafalgar Square
Paperback in English - Reissue edition
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The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
1983, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
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The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
February 12, 1983, Vintage
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The gift: imagination and the erotic life of property
1983, Random House
in English
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Hardcover
Number of pages
352
Dimensions
8.4 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

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OL8923827M
ISBN 10
1841958336
ISBN 13
9781841958330
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258760
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846686

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When the Puritans first landed in Massachusetts, they discovered a thing so curious about the Indians' feelings for property that they felt called upon to give it a name.
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