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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822920803321

Autore

Berking Helmuth

Titolo

Sociology of giving / / Helmuth Berking ; translated by Patrick Camiller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : SAGE, , 1999

ISBN

9786612623080

0-7619-5649-2

1-282-62308-7

0-85702-613-5

1-84860-979-5

0-585-34886-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 165 pages)

Collana

Theory, culture & society

Disciplina

302

Soggetti

Gifts - Social aspects

Generosity - Social aspects

Self-interest

Generosity - Moral and ethical aspects

Libros electrónicos.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-159) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The phenomenology of gift-giving -- pt. 2. Towards an anthropology of giving -- pt. 3. Transitions -- pt. 4. Morality and society.

Sommario/riassunto

This study questions the view that contemporary societies are dominated by self-interest, and constructs a moral economy beyond the rationale of the market place. It is suitable for students and academics of sociology and cultural anthropology.