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Barter, Exchange and Value: An Anthropological Approach
Caroline Humphrey
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Description for Barter, Exchange and Value: An Anthropological Approach
Paperback. This novel treatment of barter represents a topical addition to the literature on economic anthropology. Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Hugh-Jones, Stephen. Num Pages: 212 pages, l map, 3 half-tones, frontispiece, index. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
This book concerns barter, a transaction in which objects are exchanged directly for one another without the use of money. Economists treat barter as an inefficient alternative to market exchange, and assume that it is normal only in 'primitive' economies or marks the breakdown of more developed exchange mechanisms. For their part, anthropologists have been more interested in the social and moral complexities of the 'gift', and treat barter dismissively as mere haggling. The authors of this collection do not accept that barter occupies a residual space between monetary and gift economies. Using accounts from different parts of the world, ... Read more
This book concerns barter, a transaction in which objects are exchanged directly for one another without the use of money. Economists treat barter as an inefficient alternative to market exchange, and assume that it is normal only in 'primitive' economies or marks the breakdown of more developed exchange mechanisms. For their part, anthropologists have been more interested in the social and moral complexities of the 'gift', and treat barter dismissively as mere haggling. The authors of this collection do not accept that barter occupies a residual space between monetary and gift economies. Using accounts from different parts of the world, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521406826
SKU
V9780521406826
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