The meaning that people attribute to things necessarily derives from
human transactions and motivations, particularly from how those things
are used and circulated. The contributors to this volume examine how
things are sold and traded in a variety of social and cultural
settings, both present and past. Focusing on culturally defined
aspects of exchange and socially regulated processes of circulation,
the essays illuminate the ways in which people find value in things
and things give value to social relations. By looking at things as if
they lead social lives, the authors provide a new way to understand
how value is externalized and sought after. Containing contributions
from American and British social anthropologists and historians, the
volume bridges the disciplines of social history, cultural
anthropology, and economics, and marks a major step in our
understanding of the cultural basis of economic life and the sociology
of culture. It will appeal to anthropologists, social historians,
economists, archaeologists, and historians of art.
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ISBN
9781107384705
Publisert
2013
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Cambridge University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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