Social Solidarity and the Gift

Social Solidarity and the Gift
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 0521600847
ISBN-13 : 9780521600842
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Book Synopsis Social Solidarity and the Gift by : Aafke E. Komter

Download or read book Social Solidarity and the Gift written by Aafke E. Komter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together two traditions of thinking about social ties: sociological theory on sol idarity and anthropological theory on gift exchange. The purpose of the book is to explore how both theoretical traditions may complete and enrich each other, and how they may illuminate transformations in solidarity. The main argument, supported by empirical illustrations, is that a theory of solidarity should incorporate some of the core insights from anthropological gift theory. The book presents a theoretical model covering both positive and negative--selective and excluding--aspects and consequences of solidarity.


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