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The Accursed Share

- Volume 1: Consumption
Af: Georges Bataille Engelsk Paperback

The Accursed Share

- Volume 1: Consumption
Af: Georges Bataille Engelsk Paperback
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From the acclaimed French philosopher, intellectual, and novelist, a brilliant account of the social and economic costs of civilization

In this important work, Georges Bataille uses his novel economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. He introduces here his concept of the accursed share, the surplus energy that any system, natural or cultural, must expend; it is this expenditure, according to Bataille, that most clearly defines a society. His examples include sacrifice among the Aztecs, potlatch among the Northwest Coast Indians, military conquest in Islam, and Buddhist monasticism in Tibet.

In this way, Bataille proposes a theory of a “general economy” based on excess and exuberance that radically revises conventional economic models of scarcity and utility. A brilliant blend of economics and aesthetics, ethics and anthropology, The Accursed Share provides an excellent introduction to Bataille’s philosophic work. It will be of particular interest not only to readers of his fiction and essays but also to cultural theorists, anthropologists, and economists of all schools.

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From the acclaimed French philosopher, intellectual, and novelist, a brilliant account of the social and economic costs of civilization

In this important work, Georges Bataille uses his novel economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. He introduces here his concept of the accursed share, the surplus energy that any system, natural or cultural, must expend; it is this expenditure, according to Bataille, that most clearly defines a society. His examples include sacrifice among the Aztecs, potlatch among the Northwest Coast Indians, military conquest in Islam, and Buddhist monasticism in Tibet.

In this way, Bataille proposes a theory of a “general economy” based on excess and exuberance that radically revises conventional economic models of scarcity and utility. A brilliant blend of economics and aesthetics, ethics and anthropology, The Accursed Share provides an excellent introduction to Bataille’s philosophic work. It will be of particular interest not only to readers of his fiction and essays but also to cultural theorists, anthropologists, and economists of all schools.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 200
ISBN-13: 9780942299113
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0942299116
Kategori: Sociologi og antropologi
Udg. Dato: 15 maj 1991
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 147mm
Højde: 226mm
Forlag: Zone Books
Oplagsdato: 15 maj 1991
Forfatter(e): Georges Bataille
Forfatter(e) Georges Bataille

Kategori Sociologi og antropologi

ISBN-13 9780942299113

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 200

Udgave

Længde 15mm

Bredde 147mm

Højde 226mm

Udg. Dato 15 maj 1991

Oplagsdato 15 maj 1991

Forlag Zone Books