Savage Money: The Anthropology and Politics of Commodity ExchangeTaylor & Francis, 1997 - 333 pagine The deeper philosophical meaning of "value" is examined in this thought-provoking study of the household values that are associated with agricultural land, rural marketing, village money lending, and the use of diverse forms of "money" in Central India. Gregory (anthropology, Australian National U.) uses a comparative approach based on extensive field work in Central India to analyze the values that spring from reciprocally recognized relations of affinity, consanguinity and contiguity, and to contemplate how these relate to western notions of money and value--the "savage money" of free market capitalism. This is a second printing of a 1997 book. c. Book News Inc. |
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Savage Money: The Anthropology and Politics of Commodity Exchange Chris A. Gregory Anteprima limitata - 1997 |
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