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Last edited by Drini
April 23, 2024 | History

The Gift

  • 5.0 (1 rating) ·
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  • 1 Currently reading
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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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352

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Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World
2019, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
in English
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Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World
2013, Canongate Books
in English
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The Gift
2009, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
eBook in English
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The Gift
2009, Canongate Books
E-book in English
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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: creativity and the artist in the modern world
2007, Vintage Books
in English - 25th anniversary ed. 2nd Vintage Books ed.
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift
September 6, 2007, Canongate Books Ltd
Paperback - New Ed edition
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The Gift
November 2, 2006, Canongate Books Ltd
Hardcover
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
March 4, 1999, Trafalgar Square
in English
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
March 4, 1999, Trafalgar Square
Paperback in English - Reissue edition
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
1999, Vintage
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
February 12, 1983, Vintage
in English
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
1983, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
Cover of: The gift
The gift: imagination and the erotic life of property
1983, Random House
in English
Cover of: The gift
The gift: Imagination and the erotic life of property
1983, Random House
in English

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The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
352
Dimensions
8.4 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8923827M
ISBN 10
1841958336
ISBN 13
9781841958330
Library Thing
258760
Goodreads
846686

Excerpts

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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April 23, 2024 Edited by Drini Merge works
August 10, 2010 Edited by IdentifierBot added LibraryThing ID
April 24, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs.
April 16, 2010 Edited by bgimpertBot Added goodreads ID.
April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record