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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... relations between ten Jain joint family 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 ...
... relations between ten Jain joint family 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 ...
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... relations in the areas of India and Africa where she has worked . John Harvey suggested that Savage Money would be a good title for a book many years ago ; however , it was only after I had written the first draft of this book that I ...
... relations in the areas of India and Africa where she has worked . John Harvey suggested that Savage Money would be a good title for a book many years ago ; however , it was only after I had written the first draft of this book that I ...
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... values associated with the institution of the House is that they spring from reciprocally recognised relations of consanguinity , affinity , and contiguity . The content of such values is a matter THE VALUE QUESTION 7.
... values associated with the institution of the House is that they spring from reciprocally recognised relations of consanguinity , affinity , and contiguity . The content of such values is a matter THE VALUE QUESTION 7.
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... relations between people . The radical humanist does not deny the existence of shared meanings but affirms the coexistence of the rival cognitions . For example , ' Waterloo ' , as James ( 1907 : 118 ) notes , spells a ' victory ' for ...
... relations between people . The radical humanist does not deny the existence of shared meanings but affirms the coexistence of the rival cognitions . For example , ' Waterloo ' , as James ( 1907 : 118 ) notes , spells a ' victory ' for ...
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... relations between things to relations between people . They are invisible in the sense that they are , first and foremost , forms of human consciousness that describe what is and prescribe what should be . As descriptions they clarify ...
... relations between things to relations between people . They are invisible in the sense that they are , first and foremost , forms of human consciousness that describe what is and prescribe what should be . As descriptions they clarify ...
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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