The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy () 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.
The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy () is a 1949 book by the French intellectual Georges Bataille that explores political economy. It introduces a novel economic theory called "general economy," which includes Volume I: Consumption, Volume II: The History of Eroticism, and Volume III: Sovereignty.