Politics of the Gift. Towards a Convivial Society, Hardback/Frank (University of Hamburg) 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. Publisher: Bristol University Press Author(s): Frank (University of Hamburg) Adloff Illustration(s): No Number of pages: 186 Collection: Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 162 x 243 x 17 Cover type: Hardback