{"product_id":"marcel-mauss-a-centenary-tribute-9781571817051","title":"Marcel Mauss: A Centenary Tribute","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tMarcel Mauss, successor of Emile Durkheim and one-time teacher of Claude Levi-Strauss, continues to inspire social scientists across various disciplines. Only selected texts of Mauss's work have been translated into English, but of these, some, as for instance his \"Essay on the Gift,\" have proved of key significance for the development of anthropology internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tRecently and starting in France, the interest in Mauss's work has increased noticeably as witnessed by several reassessments of its relevance to current social theory. This collection of original essays is the first to introduce the English-language reader to the current re-evaluation of his ideas in continental Europe. Themes include the post-structuralist appraisal of \"exchange\", the anthropology of the body, practical techniques, gesture systems, the notions of substance, materiality, and the social person. There are fresh insights into comparative politics and history, modern forms of charity, and new readings of some political and historical aspects of Mauss's work that bear on the analysis of regions such as Africa and the Middle East, relatively neglected by the Durkheimian school and by structuralism. This volume is a timely tribute to mark the centenary of Mauss' early work and confirms the continuing relevance of his ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Each of the essays in this volume deals with various facets of his work, and all of them should be read.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• American Anthropologist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This book offers a unique insight into the influence of one of the discipline’s most important theorists. James and Allen are thoughtful editors … their respect produces the best form of criticism in fourteen essays by British, and other European, anthropologists … This is intriguing and stimulating reading … Mauss’s work receives careful attention in this book which is helpful, incisive, and broadly significant to anthropology.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eINTRODUCTORY ESSAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003e‘One of us’: Marcel Mauss and ‘English’ anthropology\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWendy James\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SCHOLAR AND HIS TIME\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eAn intellectual self-portrait\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarcel Mauss\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eMauss’s Jewish background: a biographical essay\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eW. S. F. Pickering\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eFOUNDATIONS OF MAUSSIAN ANTHROPOLOGY \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eA vague but suggestive concept: the ‘total social fact’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlexander Gofman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Maussian shift: a second foundation for sociology in France?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBruno Karsenti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eDerrida’s reading of Mauss\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTim Jenkins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eCRITIQUES OF EXCHANGE AND POWER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eUncertainties of the ‘obligation to reciprocate’: a critique of Mauss\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlain Testart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eMutual deception: totality, exchange, and Islam in the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaul Dresch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eModern philanthropy: reassessing the viability of a Maussian perspective\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIlana Silber\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eMauss, Dumont, and the distinction between status and power Materiality, body, history\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJonathan Parry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALITY, BODY, HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e The category of substance: a Maussian theme revisited\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eN. J. Allen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe study of techniques as an ideological challenge: technology, nation, and humanity in the work of\u003cbr\u003e \tMarcel Mauss\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNathan Schlanger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eForm, movement, and posture in Mauss: themes for today’s anthropology\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eClaudine Haroche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eMauss in Africa: on time, history, and politics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWendy James\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tA: Reading Mauss in French\u003cbr\u003e \tB: Work by Mauss available in English\u003cbr\u003e \tC: Selected secondary sources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041427685719,"sku":"9781571817051","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571817051.jpg?v=1750950239","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/marcel-mauss-a-centenary-tribute-9781571817051","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}