The Ambivalence of Scarcity and Other Essays

by Paul Dumouchel

First published in French in 1979, "The Ambivalence of Scarcity" was a groundbreaking work on mimetic theory. Now expanded upon with new, specially written, and never-before-published conference texts and essays, this revised edition explores Ren Girard's philosophy in three sections: economy and economics, mimetic theory, and violence and politics in modern societies. The first section argues that though mimetic theory is in many ways critical of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611861322
• ISBN13: 9781611861327
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"