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9780521406826: Barter, Exchange and Value: An Anthropological Approach
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ISBN 10 : 052140682X ISBN 13 : 9780521406826
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1992

Synopsis

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, they aim to demonstrate that it is more than a simple and self-evident economic institution. Barter may constitute a mode of exchange with its own social characteristics occupying a specific moral space. This novel treatment of barter represents an original and topical addition to the literature on economic anthropology.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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, they aim to demonstrate that it is more than a simple and self-evident economic institution. Barter may constitute a mode of exchange with its own social characteristics occupying a specific moral space. This novel treatment of barter represents an original and topical addition to the literature on economic anthropology.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052140682X
ISBN 13 
9780521406826
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
212
Éditeur
Humphrey Caroline
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Personne responsable
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9780521404938: Barter, Exchange and Value: An Anthropological Approach

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521404932 ISBN 13 :  9780521404938
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1992
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