Savage MoneyThis volume is not simply another general theory of world system. It is a theoretically and ethnographically informed collection of essays which opens up new questions through an examination of concrete cases, covering global and local questions of political economy. |
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Contents
| xiii | |
Beyond Gifts and Commodities | 37 |
Land as the Supreme Good | 67 |
Production of Commodities by Means of Goods | 115 |
Mercantile Kinship | 159 |
Usury Interest and Usance | 207 |
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Savage Money: The Anthropology and Politics of Commodity Exchange Chris A. Gregory Limited preview - 1997 |
Savage Money: The Anthropology and Politics of Commodity Exchange Chris A. Gregory Limited preview - 1997 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Savage Money |
| Author | C.A. Gregory |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1135299404, 9781135299408 |
| Length | 357 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Anthropology / General |
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