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Politics of the Gift

Towards a Convivial Society

By: Frank Adloff

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Politics of the Gift

Towards a Convivial Society

By: Frank Adloff

Drawing on French sociologist Marcel Mauss' influential theory of 'the gift', this book shows that trust is the only glue that holds societies together, and people are giving beings and they who can cooperate for the benefit of all when the logic of maximizing utility personal gain in capitalism is broken.

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192

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Policy Press

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ISBN 10

1529226236

ISBN 13

9781529226232

Gifts of Cooperation, Mauss and Pragmatism

By: Frank Adloff

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Gifts of Cooperation, Mauss and Pragmatism

By: Frank Adloff

This book focuses on the contribution of Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) to social theory and a theory of cooperation. It shows that Mauss’s essay "The Gift" (1925) can be seen as a classic of a pragmatist, interactionist and anti-utilitarian sociology. It critiques the dichotomy of self-interest and normatively orientated action that forms the basis of sociology. This conceptual dichotomization has caused forms of social interaction (that cannot be localized either on the side of self-interest or on that of morality) to be overlooked or taken little notice of. The book argues that it is the logic of the gift and its reciprocity that accompany and structure all forms of interaction, from the social micro to the macro-level. It demonstrates that in modern societies agonistic and non-agonistic gifts form their own orders of interaction. This book uniquely establishes the paradigm of the gift as the basis for a theory of interaction. It will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduates in social theory, cultural theory, political sociology and global cooperation, anthropology, philosophy and politics.

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203

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Routledge

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1317434935

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9781317434931

Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo

By: John Frank Clark,Samuel Decalo

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Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo

By: John Frank Clark,Samuel Decalo

Previously published as: Historical dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo / by Emizet Franocois Kisangani and F. Scott Bobb. 2010.

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571

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Scarecrow Press

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0810849194

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9780810849198

Gifts of Cooperation, Mauss and Pragmatism

By: Frank Adloff

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By: Frank Adloff

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196

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Routledge

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1317434943

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9781317434948

Radionuclides Production

Volume 2

By: Frank Helus

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Radionuclides Production

Volume 2

By: Frank Helus

First Published in 1983, this book offers a full, comprehensive guide into the production of radioactive nuclides. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for Students of Radiology, and other practitioners in their respective fields.

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