{"product_id":"the-accursed-share-by-georges-bataille-9780942299113","title":"The Accursed Share","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Anglo-American readers know Bataille as a novelist. \u003cem\u003eThe Accursed Share\u003c\/em\u003e provides an excellent introduction to Bataille the philosopher. Here he uses his unique economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike conventional economic models based on notions of scarcity, Bataille's theory develops the concept of excess: a civilization, he argues, reveals its order most clearly in the treatment of its surplus energy. The result is a brilliant blend of ethics, aesthetics, and cultural anthropology that challenges both mainstream economics and ethnology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48010617782508,"sku":"9780942299113","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780942299113-the-accursed-share.jpg?v=1785154367","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-accursed-share-by-georges-bataille-9780942299113","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}