Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the... Læs mere
Drawing on his research in five Latin American countries, Steve Gudeman describes his anthropological fieldwork, bringing to life the excitement... Læs mere
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.
Bridging a gab between macro- and micro- viewpoints, the work shows the ways in which an economy is socially and historically determined.