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Legacies, Logics, Logistics: Essays in the Anthropology of the Platform Economy
Jane I. Guyer
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Description for Legacies, Logics, Logistics: Essays in the Anthropology of the Platform Economy
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Legacies, Logics, Logistics brings together a set of essays, written both before and after the financial crisis of 2007–08, by eminent Africanist and economic anthropologist Jane I. Guyer. Each was written initially for a conference on a defined theme. When they are brought together and interpreted as a whole by Guyer, these varied essays show how an anthropological and socio-historical approach to economic practices—both in the West and elsewhere—can illuminate deep facets of economic life that the big theories and models may fail to capture.
Focusing on economic actors—whether ordinary consumers or financial experts—Guyer traces how people and ... Read more
Legacies, Logics, Logistics brings together a set of essays, written both before and after the financial crisis of 2007–08, by eminent Africanist and economic anthropologist Jane I. Guyer. Each was written initially for a conference on a defined theme. When they are brought together and interpreted as a whole by Guyer, these varied essays show how an anthropological and socio-historical approach to economic practices—both in the West and elsewhere—can illuminate deep facets of economic life that the big theories and models may fail to capture.
Focusing on economic actors—whether ordinary consumers or financial experts—Guyer traces how people and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
578g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226326733
SKU
V9780226326733
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