Utility and excess: The radical sociology of Bataille and Baudrillard

Economy and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 92-125

  Pawlett, William ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Evil; Excess; General economy; Profitless expenditure; The sacred; The sacrifice; Utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009068669     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085149700000006     Document Type: Article

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