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- catalog abstract ""In an age dominated by consumerism and government agencies, many people believe that self-interest is the dominant motive in society. Gifts are seen as, at best, irrelevant frills. In The World of the Gift Jacques Godbout and Alain Caille show that, in fact, the gifts is all-pervasive in our society." "The authors describe the gift not as an object but as a social connection, perhaps the most important social connection because it creates a sense of obligation to respond in kind. They examine how the gift works today in a broad range of cases such as blood and organ donation; volunteer work; the bonds between friends, couples, and family; Santa Claus; the interaction between performers and their audience; and the relation of the artist to society."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Esprit du don. English".
- catalog contributor b10884304.
- catalog contributor b10884305.
- catalog contributor b10884306.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""In an age dominated by consumerism and government agencies, many people believe that self-interest is the dominant motive in society. Gifts are seen as, at best, irrelevant frills. In The World of the Gift Jacques Godbout and Alain Caille show that, in fact, the gifts is all-pervasive in our society." "The authors describe the gift not as an object but as a social connection, perhaps the most important social connection because it creates a sense of obligation to respond in kind. They examine how the gift works today in a broad range of cases such as blood and organ donation; volunteer work; the bonds between friends, couples, and family; Santa Claus; the interaction between performers and their audience; and the relation of the artist to society."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. The sites of the gift -- pt. 2. From the archaic to the modern gift -- pt. 3. The strange loop of the gift.".
- catalog extent "viii, 250 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0773517510 :".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press,".
- catalog subject "306.4 21".
- catalog subject "Altruism.".
- catalog subject "Exchange.".
- catalog subject "GT3040 .G6313 1998".
- catalog subject "Generosity.".
- catalog subject "Gifts Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "Gifts.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. The sites of the gift -- pt. 2. From the archaic to the modern gift -- pt. 3. The strange loop of the gift.".
- catalog title "Esprit du don. English".
- catalog title "The world of the gift / Jacques T. Godbout ; in collaboration with Alain Caillé ; translated from the French by Donald Winkler.".
- catalog type "text".