David Graeber on the "Free Gift"

David Graeber, Debt: The First 5,000 Years
David Graeber, Debt: The First 5,000 Years
Interviewer: 
Guest(s): 
11.22.2011

Is it possible to give a truly selfless gift? Anthropologist David Graeber says it's not only impossible, the entire idea of a "free gift" is only a construct born in opposition to impersonal market economies.

In this interview with Steve Paulson, Graeber takes us on a giving tour of Iceland, the US West Coast and Viking history.

4.714285
Average: 4.7 (7 votes)

Comments

... not "Mouse" or "Moose"
just fyi

Add new comment

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
By submitting this form, you accept the Mollom privacy policy.