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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... merchants 181 V.4 Kinship relations of seven Kosaria ' fancy goods ' merchants 201 V.5 Kinship relations of five Chhatri ' fancy goods ' merchants 202 V.6 Kinship relations between some Punjabi business houses of Kondagaon 204 VIII.1 US ...
... merchants 181 V.4 Kinship relations of seven Kosaria ' fancy goods ' merchants 201 V.5 Kinship relations of five Chhatri ' fancy goods ' merchants 202 V.6 Kinship relations between some Punjabi business houses of Kondagaon 204 VIII.1 US ...
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... merchants : average daily sales and profits , February 1983 193 V.2 Glass bangle retail merchants : numbers by caste and gender 196 V.3 Glass bangle wholesaler : effect of credit on sales 200 VIII.1 Impact of higher gold prices on the ...
... merchants : average daily sales and profits , February 1983 193 V.2 Glass bangle retail merchants : numbers by caste and gender 196 V.3 Glass bangle wholesaler : effect of credit on sales 200 VIII.1 Impact of higher gold prices on the ...
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... merchants 146 IV.2 Market areas of grain merchants 149 V.1 Territorial expansion of a Jain lineage 169 V.2 Market areas of silver merchants who travel by jeep 186 V.3 Market areas of some glass bangle merchants who travel by public ...
... merchants 146 IV.2 Market areas of grain merchants 149 V.1 Territorial expansion of a Jain lineage 169 V.2 Market areas of silver merchants who travel by jeep 186 V.3 Market areas of some glass bangle merchants who travel by public ...
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... merchants both big and small in the weekly markets who fed me , talked to me , and travelled with me to the many markets in the local area . I am particularly indebted to Mali Guruji who taught me about village life in the Bare Dongar ...
... merchants both big and small in the weekly markets who fed me , talked to me , and travelled with me to the many markets in the local area . I am particularly indebted to Mali Guruji who taught me about village life in the Bare Dongar ...
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... merchants ) and 1989-90 when I was finally able to return to Bastar . The pressures of teaching a range of new courses meant that my manuscript on the Bastar marketing system had to be confined to the bottom drawer . It stayed there for ...
... merchants ) and 1989-90 when I was finally able to return to Bastar . The pressures of teaching a range of new courses meant that my manuscript on the Bastar marketing system had to be confined to the bottom drawer . It stayed there for ...
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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