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Mary Douglas is one of England's most distinguished anthropologists. A must have book for those with an interest in the consumption of goods within the field of cultural studies Excellent. She is author of, among many other works, Purity and Danger (1966), Natural Symbols (1970), and Implicit Meanings (1976). Baron Isherwood is an English economist and specialist on consumer behaviour currently with the Department of Health and Social Security in England. One person found this helpful.

The World of Goods insists that goods are wanted for social purposes, for sharing and giving, more than for the private enjoyment that is the pivot of utilitarian explanations. This book offers a completely original way of thinking about consumption as a series of rituals. First published in 1979, this volume introduces a cultural factor to theories of consumption. The World of Goods goes beyond standard economic analyses, which rely on theories of individual psychology. Douglas studies how consumers use goods to fulfil their intentions in regard to one another.

Professor Mary Douglas. Mary Douglas is a central figure within British social anthropology

Professor Mary Douglas. Mary Douglas is a central figure within British social anthropology. Studying under Evans-Pritchard at Oxford immediately after the second world war, she formed part of the group of anthropologists who established social anthropology's standing in the world of scholarship. Her works, spanning the second half of the twentieth century, have been widely read and her theories applied across the social sciences and humanities.

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By Professor Mary Douglas, Mary Douglas. Douglas' work has excited debate in such diverse areas as economics, religion, philosophy, the sociology of food, and risk analysis. The first volume includes a new introduction written by Douglas for this collection. Volume 1: The Lele of the Kasai (1963). 0. Volume 7: Evans-Pritchard (1980). Hb: 0-415-29110-0: . 50pp: £5.

It is the unique contribution of this fascinating book that it shows us precisely how the insights of anthropology can help us better understand the varied ways in which we use the ''world of goods'' to communicate.

Marx/Engels Collected Works (also known as MECW) is the largest existing collection of English translations of many of the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It contains publications by Marx and Engels released during their lifetimes, many unpublished manuscripts of Marx's economic writings, and extensive correspondence

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Mary Douglas: Collected Works. Mary Douglas: Collected Works. 0-415-29107-0: c. 320pp: £6. 0 Volume 5: Implicit Meanings (1975) Hb: 0-415-29108-9: . 22pp: £6. 0 Volume 6: The World of Goods (1979) Hb: 0-415-29109-7: . 0 Volume 7: Evans-Pritchard (1980) Hb: 0-415-29110-0: . 0 Volume 8: Essays.