The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England
Department
English
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
Offering a variety of disciplinary perspectives, The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England analyzes the long-overlooked role of gift exchange in literary texts, cultural documents, and economic relations in the period from 1660-1800. Contributors argue that the gift was instrumental to the workings of eighteenth-century society: it supported the phenomenal rise of charities, explained the increasingly complicated trade relations, enforced conventions of obligation and social hierarchies, and both strengthened and challenged the emergence of a market economy. Building upon the works of recent theorists, these essays provide innovative readings of how gift transactions shaped the institutions and practices that gave this era its distinctive identity.
Call number in WMU's library
PR448.G46 C85 2009 (Waldo Library, WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
978-0230608290
Publication Date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
City
New York, NY
Keywords
John Locke
Disciplines
English Language and Literature | European History
Recommended Citation
Zionkowski, Linda and Klekar, Cynthia, "The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England" (2009). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 143.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/143