From gift to commodity : capitalism and sacrifice in nineteenth-century American fiction /

From gift to commodity : capitalism and sacrifice in nineteenth-century American fiction /

"Fascinating analysis of the significance of the gift, and its increasingly complicated role in an emerging capitalist order, in nineteenth-century American fiction In this rich interdisciplinary study, Hildegard Hoeller argues that nineteenth-century American culture was driven by and deeply o...

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Main Author:	Hoeller, Hildegard, 1960-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Durham : University of New Hampshire Press, ©2012.
Series:	Becoming modern.
Subjects:	1800-1899 American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Economics in literature. Generosity in literature. Capitalism in literature. Sacrifice in literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	CONNECT

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