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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... market took control . Nixon's action on the 15 August 1971 , a highly ... price then went wild for a brief time in the aftermath of the War . The price of ... anarchist values are being enthusiastically embraced by political leaders in ...
... market took control . Nixon's action on the 15 August 1971 , a highly ... price then went wild for a brief time in the aftermath of the War . The price of ... anarchist values are being enthusiastically embraced by political leaders in ...
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... market anarchist values . I question the explanatory adequacy of anarchist theories and their tendency to subordinate is to ought in the advocacy of their case . 13 While I provide some evidence to back up these assertions , my main ...
... market anarchist values . I question the explanatory adequacy of anarchist theories and their tendency to subordinate is to ought in the advocacy of their case . 13 While I provide some evidence to back up these assertions , my main ...
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... market anarchist . The latter has little knowledge of cultural difference and certainly no tolerance for it . They ... anarchist is unable to see that simple solutions are part of the problem . If the culturalist is the humanist's ...
... market anarchist . The latter has little knowledge of cultural difference and certainly no tolerance for it . They ... anarchist is unable to see that simple solutions are part of the problem . If the culturalist is the humanist's ...
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... market anarchist , the Marxist and the humanist all agree on this point . Wherein , then , lies the difference between these three approaches ? Psychology , rather than history or anthropology , is the starting point for the free market ...
... market anarchist , the Marxist and the humanist all agree on this point . Wherein , then , lies the difference between these three approaches ? Psychology , rather than history or anthropology , is the starting point for the free market ...
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Contents
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Beyond Gifts and Commodities | 41 |
Land as the Supreme Good | 71 |
Production of Commodities by Means of Goods | 119 |
Mercantile Kinship | 163 |
Usury Interest and Usance | 211 |
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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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