Gifts and commodities
Exchange and Western Capitalism Since 1700
Book • 1995
Gifts and Commodities describes the transformation from a society where people made most of what they used or obtained through local trade to one dominated by consumerism and retail.
The book examines the distinctions between the impersonal economic sphere and the personal social sphere, and how these distinctions have evolved.
It uses aspects of anthropology and sociology to analyze the importance of shopping and gift-giving in Western economies, highlighting the social meanings of these practices and their impact on relationships between individuals and their social groups.
The book examines the distinctions between the impersonal economic sphere and the personal social sphere, and how these distinctions have evolved.
It uses aspects of anthropology and sociology to analyze the importance of shopping and gift-giving in Western economies, highlighting the social meanings of these practices and their impact on relationships between individuals and their social groups.
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