Cover Image

The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England /

Show other versions (1)

The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England analyzes the long overlooked role of gift exchange in literary texts and cultural documents and provides innovative readings of how gift transactions shaped the institutions and practices that gave this era its distinctive identity.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Klekar, Cynthia (Editor), Zionkowski, Linda (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Cultural Anthropology.
Cultural Theory.
Gender Studies.
Literary Theory.
Nature Conservation.
Social Anthropology.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Ethnology.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature > Philosophy.
Nature conservation.
Sex (Psychology)
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England analyzes the long overlooked role of gift exchange in literary texts and cultural documents and provides innovative readings of how gift transactions shaped the institutions and practices that gave this era its distinctive identity.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 263 pages)
ISBN:9780230618411
DOI:10.1057/9780230618411