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The Accursed Share: Volume 1: Consumption: Volume 1 by Georges Bataille (Paperback, 1991)

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The Accursed Share provides an excellent introduction to Bataille the philosopher. Here he uses his unique economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. The result is a brilliant blend of ethics, aesthetics, and cultural anthropology that challenges both mainstream economics and ethnology.

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Most Anglo-American readers know Bataille as a novelist. The Accursed Share provides an excellent introduction to Bataille the philosopher. Here he uses his unique economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. Unlike conventional economic models based on notions of scarcity, Bataille's theory develops the concept of excess: a civilization, he argues, reveals its order most clearly in the treatment of its surplus energy. The result is a brilliant blend of ethics, aesthetics, and cultural anthropology that challenges both mainstream economics and ethnology.

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PublisherZone Books

ISBN-139780942299113

eBay Product ID (ePID)95505153

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Book TitleThe Accursed Share: Volume 1: Consumption: Volume 1

AuthorGeorges Bataille

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicPopular Philosophy

Publication Year1991

Number of Pages200 Pages

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Item Height229mm

Item Width152mm

Item Weight363g

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Title_AuthorGeorges Bataille

Series TitleZone Books

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

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by francois1951
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Requires focus and time. Not a light read.
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