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

The Gift

Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage)

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

The Gift

Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage)

25 Anv edition

by and

  • ★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 28 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 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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Publisher
Vintage
Language
English
Pages
464

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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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Cover of: The Gift
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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Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
March 4, 1999, Trafalgar Square
Paperback in English - Reissue edition
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Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
February 12, 1983, Vintage
in English
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Cover of: The gift
The gift: imagination and the erotic life of property
1983, Random House
in English
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Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
1983, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
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Library of Congress
GN449.6 .H93 2007

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
464
Dimensions
8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
Weight
12.6 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL10352655M
Internet Archive
giftcreativityar0000hyde
ISBN 10
0307279502
ISBN 13
9780307279507
LCCN
2007282795
Library Thing
258760
Goodreads
433775

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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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