The Gift

Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property

1st Vintage Books ed.
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The Gift

Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property

1st Vintage Books ed.
  • 5.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 28 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

Starting with the premise that the work of art is a gift and not a commodity, this revolutionary book ranges across anthropology, literature, economics, and psychology to show how the 'commerce of the creative spirit' functions in the lives of artists and in culture as a whole.

Publish Date
Publisher
Vintage Books
Language
English
Pages
327

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage)
December 4, 2007, Vintage
Paperback in English - 25 Anv edition
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
March 4, 1999, Trafalgar Square
Paperback in English - Reissue edition
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
1983, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
Cover of: The Gift
The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
February 12, 1983, Vintage
in English
Cover of: The gift
The gift: imagination and the erotic life of property
1983, Random House
in English

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Book Details


First Sentence

"When the Puritans first landed in Massachusetts, they discovered a thing so curious about the Indians' feelings for property that they felt called upon to give it a name."

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [283]-287.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306/.32
Library of Congress
GN449.6 .H93 1983b

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 327 p. ;
Number of pages
327

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3507650M
Internet Archive
giftimaginationehyderich
ISBN 10
0394715195
LCCN
82049088
OCLC/WorldCat
9194917
Library Thing
258760
Goodreads
56472

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When the Puritans first landed in Massachusetts, they discovered a thing so curious about the Indians' feelings for property that they felt called upon to give it a name.
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