Newly revised, expanded, and for the first time in English, The Ambivalence of Scarcity explores the many different aspects of René Girard's philosophy in three sections: economy and economics, mimetic theory, and violence and politics in modern societies. Dumouchel's introduction places the essays in the context of ongoing research in social sciences and philosophy.

Paul Dumouchel is Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan.