The Accursed Share, Vol. 1: Consumption -- Georges Bataille

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/al-1977/Title: The Accursed Share, Vol. 1: Consumption Series: The Accursed Share, Book 1 Author: Georges Bataille Narrator: James Gillies Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins Release date: 09-19-25 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Economics Publisher's Summary: In this important work, Georges Bataille uses his novel economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. He introduces here his concept of the accursed share, the surplus energy that any system, natural or cultural, must expend; it is this expenditure, according to Bataille, that most clearly defines a society. His examples include sacrifice among the Aztecs, potlatch among the Northwest Coast Indians, military conquest in Islam, and Buddhist monasticism in Tibet.