Reciprocity in Human Societies: From Ancient Times to the Modern Welfare State

by Antti Kujala and Mirkka Danielsbacka

Book Overview

Presenting new insights into reciprocity, this book combines Marcel Mauss's well-known gift theory with Barrington Moore's idea of mutual obligations linking rulers and the ruled. Teasing out the interrelatedness of these approaches, Reciprocity in Human Societies suggests that evolutionary psychology reveals a human tendency for reciprocity and collaboration, not only in a mutually cooperative way but also through increasing retributive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030071413
• ISBN13: 9783030071417
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"