New Directions in Economic Anthropology

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

Del i serien Anthropology, Culture and Society

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Beskrivning

Using an historical perspective, Narotzky highlights the interdependent nature of the contemporary world economy, and includes case studies of Western societies. She gives special emphasis to current issues such as the anthropology of work, the informal economy, and the cultures of industrialisation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-04-20
Mått:135 x 215 x 16 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Anthropology, Culture and Society
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745307183

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Susana Narotzky is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Barcelona, Spain, and past President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists.

Recensioner i media

'Narotzky is particularly compelling in her discussion of the relation between the counted and unaccounted as it enters practices and ideology in the informal economy, family business and home life'

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. Production The ecosystemTechnological processes Access to resourcesThe question of 'work' in western societies2. Distribution and exchangeForms of Reciprocity and RedistributionExchangeCirculationMarket culture or market system?3. Consumption Defining consumptionThe consumption unitWhat happens within the consumption unit?Beyond the domestic group boundariesProducing while consuming4. Social reproduction Production and reproduction5. ConclusionLocal culture and economic modelsThe case study. Local processes in the construction of labour/ capital relationsModels of analysis for a 'New Economic Organisation'Work experiences and labour/ capital relationsRethinking proletarianisation and classBibliographyIndex