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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.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 200
ISBN-13: 9780942299113
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0942299116
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