false 350003 7 Most Anglo-American readers know Bataille as a novelist. The <i>Accursed Share </i>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. 340270 26 3 1949 Accursed Share, Vol. 1: Consumption total:189|5:73|4:84|3:26|2:5|1:1| 189 790 318 13 4 3 false false Sun Nov 04 22:56:17 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 06 08:07:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 01:06:25 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 06:52:04 -0800 2009
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