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The Accursed Share

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The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy (French: La Part maudite) is a 1949 book about political economy by the French intellectual Georges Bataille, in which the author presents a new economic theory which he calls "general economy". The work comprises Volume I: Consumption, Volume II: The History of Eroticism, and Volume III: Sovereignty. It was first published in France by Les Éditions de Minuit, and in the United States by Zone Books. It is considered one of the most important of Bataille's books.

The Accursed Share - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1949 book by Georges Bataille 460 (Zone Books edition, vols. 2 and 3)"},"isbn":{"wt":"0-942299-11-6"},"isbn_note":{"wt":"(Zone Books edition, vol. 1)<br />0-942299-21-3 (Zone Books edition, vols. 2 and 3)"},"dewey":{"wt":""},"congress":{"wt":""},"oclc":{"wt":""},"preceded_by":{"wt":""},"followed_by":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'> The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy Cover of the first edition Author Georges Bataille Original title La Part maudite Translator Robert Hurley Language French Subject Political ec

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