Representing a departure from traditional studies of social organisation, the book asserts that a kinship system is best understood as a system of concepts rather than as a set of empirical relationships.
Drawing on his research in five Latin American countries, Steve Gudeman describes his anthropological fieldwork, bringing to life the excitement... Læs mere
Drawing upon their joint fieldwork, the authors cast this book as a conversation involving themselves, a Colombian rural people, and the... Læs mere
Bridging a gab between macro- and micro- viewpoints, the work shows the ways in which an economy is socially and historically determined.