Comparative and critical, Anthropology and Economy offers a uniquely cross-cultural view of economy. Using examples from market and non-market situations, the book shows how economies are built on five increasingly abstract spheres, from the house to community, commerce, finance, and meta-finance. Across these spheres, economy incorporates a tension between self-interested rationality and the mutuality of social relationships. Even when rational processes predominate, as in markets, economies rely on sociability and ritual ...
Read More
Comparative and critical, Anthropology and Economy offers a uniquely cross-cultural view of economy. Using examples from market and non-market situations, the book shows how economies are built on five increasingly abstract spheres, from the house to community, commerce, finance, and meta-finance. Across these spheres, economy incorporates a tension between self-interested rationality and the mutuality of social relationships. Even when rational processes predominate, as in markets, economies rely on sociability and ritual to operate, whether as cronyism, pleas to divinities or the magical persuasions of advertising. Drawing on data and concepts from anthropology and economics, the book addresses wealth inequality, resource depletion, and environmental devastation especially in capitalism, providing an understanding of their persistence and ideas for controlling them. Given the recent financial crash, Gudeman offers a different understanding of the crisis and suggestions for achieving greater economic stability.
Read Less
Add this copy of Anthropology and Economy to cart. $7.60, very good condition, Sold by Alibris rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2016 by Cambridge University Press.
Add this copy of Anthropology and Economy to cart. $8.50, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Cambridge University Press.
Add this copy of Anthropology and Economy to cart. $8.50, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Cambridge University Press.
Add this copy of Anthropology and Economy to cart. $26.16, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2016 by Cambridge University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Print on demand Trade paperback (US). Contains: Halftones. New Departures in Anthropology . 11 b/w illus. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
Add this copy of Anthropology and Economy (New Departures in to cart. $27.00, good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Cambridge University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Size: 5x0x8; A good paperback copy. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy Three lines of notes in ink at top of title page, 4-5 sentences have a few words each that are underlined also in ink. Light wear to wraps. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Add this copy of Anthropology and Economy to cart. $34.78, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2016 by Cambridge University Press.
Add this copy of Anthropology and Economy (New Departures in to cart. $38.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Cambridge University Press.
Add this copy of Anthropology and Economy to cart. $44.58, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2016 by Cambridge University Press.
