Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
31 produkter
Theory in Economic Anthropology
Häftad, 2001
614 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This new volume from the Society for Economic Anthropology examines the unique contributions of anthropologists to general economic theory. Editor Jean Ensminger and other contributors challenge our understanding of human economies in the expanding global systems of interaction, with models and …
Gender at Work in Economic Life
Av Gracia Clark
Häftad, 2003
614 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This new volume from SEA illuminates the importance of gender as a frame of reference in the study of economic life. The contributors are economic anthropologists who consider the role of gender and work in a cross-cultural context, examining issues of: historical change, the construction of …
Values and Valuables
From the Sacred to the Symbolic
Häftad, 2003
558 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In this exciting new volume from the Society for Economic Anthropology, Cynthia Werner and Duran Bell bring together a group of distinguished anthropologists and economists to discuss the complex ways in which different cultures imbue material objects with symbolic qualities whose value cannot be …
Labor in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Av E. Paul Durrenberger, Judith E. Martí
Inbunden, 2005
1561 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This excellent new volume in the series from the Society for Economic Anthropology focuses on the role of labor in contrasting world economies. The contributors offer a diverse collection of case studies, illustrating labor processes in a wide range of contexts in both western and nonwestern …
Labor in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Av E. Paul Durrenberger, Judith E. Martí
Häftad, 2005
600 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This excellent new volume in the series from the Society for Economic Anthropology focuses on the role of labor in contrasting world economies. The contributors offer a diverse collection of case studies, illustrating labor processes in a wide range of contexts in both western and nonwestern …
Migration and Economy
Global and Local Dynamics
Häftad, 2005
600 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Trager and her coauthors focus on migration not as a single event but as a dynamic process that responds to and is shaped by broader economic, cultural and social forces. Individual essays consider issues of international and internal migration, of voluntary migration and forced movements due to …
Fast Food/Slow Food
The Cultural Economy of the Global Food System
Av Richard Wilk
Inbunden, 2006
1420 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Wilk and his colleagues draw upon their own international field experience to examine how food systems are changing around the globe. The authors offer a cultural perspective that is mising in other economic and developmental studies, and provide rich ethnographic data on markets, industrial …
Fast Food/Slow Food
The Cultural Economy of the Global Food System
Av Richard Wilk
Häftad, 2006
600 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Wilk and his colleagues draw upon their own international field experience to examine how food systems are changing around the globe. The authors offer a cultural perspective that is mising in other economic and developmental studies, and provide rich ethnographic data on markets, industrial …
Economies and the Transformation of Landscape
Av Lisa Cliggett, Christopher A. Pool
Häftad, 2007
647 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The theme of this volume is change, specifically the dynamic relationship between physical landscapes and economic practices. The contributors to Economies and the Transformation of Landscape consider the relationship between the environment and human activity—from different perspectives and with …
Economics and Morality
Anthropological Approaches
Av Katherine E. Browne, B. Lynne Milgram
Inbunden, 2008
1349 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In Economics and Morality, the authors seek to illuminate the multiple kinds of analyses relating morality and economic behavior in particular kinds of economic systems. The chapters explore economic systems from a variety of diverse indigenous and capitalist societies, focusing on moral challenges …
Economics and Morality
Anthropological Approaches
Av Katherine E. Browne, B. Lynne Milgram
Häftad, 2009
713 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In Economics and Morality, the authors seek to illuminate the multiple kinds of analyses relating morality and economic behavior in particular kinds of economic systems. The chapters explore economic systems from a variety of diverse indigenous and capitalist societies, focusing on moral challenges …
Economics and Morality
Anthropological Approaches
Av Katherine E. Browne, B. Lynne Milgram
E-bok, 2008
717 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In Economics and Morality , the authors seek to illuminate the multiple kinds of analyses relating morality and economic behavior in particular kinds of economic systems. The chapters explore economic systems from a variety of diverse indigenous and capitalist societies, focusing on moral …
Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters
Av Eric C. Jones, Arthur D. Murphy
Inbunden, 2009
1844 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Throughout history, societies have had to decide whom to "sacrifice" and whom to help in times of disaster. This volume examines how elite groups attempt to maintain power through the use of particular economic, political, and ideological instruments and how both ruling elites and common people …
Political Economy of Hazards and Disasters
Av Eric C. Jones, Arthur D. Murphy
E-bok, 2009
2026 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Throughout history, societies have had to decide whom to "sacrifice" and whom to help in times of disaster. This volume examines how elite groups attempt to maintain power through the use of particular economic, political, and ideological instruments and how both ruling elites and common people …
Fast Food/Slow Food
The Cultural Economy of the Global Food System
Av Richard Wilk
E-bok, 2006
641 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Wilk and his colleagues draw upon their own international field experience to examine how food systems are changing around the globe. The authors offer a cultural perspective that is mising in other economic and developmental studies, and provide rich ethnographic data on markets, industrial …
Labor in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Av E. Paul Durrenberger, Judith E. Martí
E-bok, 2005
641 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This excellent new volume in the series from the Society for Economic Anthropology focuses on the role of labor in contrasting world economies. The contributors offer a diverse collection of case studies, illustrating labor processes in a wide range of contexts in both western and nonwestern …
Migration and Economy
Global and Local Dynamics
E-bok, 2005
641 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Trager and her coauthors focus on migration not as a single event but as a dynamic process that responds to and is shaped by broader economic, cultural and social forces. Individual essays consider issues of international and internal migration, of voluntary migration and forced movements due to …
Values and Valuables
From the Sacred to the Symbolic
E-bok, 2004
608 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In this exciting new volume from the Society for Economic Anthropology, Cynthia Werner and Duran Bell bring together a group of distinguished anthropologists and economists to discuss the complex ways in which different cultures imbue material objects with symbolic qualities whose value cannot be …
Economic Development
An Anthropological Approach
Av Jeffrey H. Cohen, Norbert Dannhaeuser
E-bok, 2002
641 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Economic development is an important focus of anthropological work in rural and urban communities around the world, and in this volume the contributors offer expert analyses on the theory and practice of development. Chapters cover the key topics of market systems, agricultural knowledge, …
Theory in Economic Anthropology
E-bok, 2001
656 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This new volume from the Society for Economic Anthropology examines the unique contributions of anthropologists to general economic theory. Editor Jean Ensminger and other contributors challenge our understanding of human economies in the expanding global systems of interaction, with models and …
Cooperation in Economy and Society
Inbunden, 2010
1702 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The essays in the book analyze cases of cooperation in a wide range of ethnographic, archaeological and evolutionary settings. Cooperation is examined in situations of market exchange, local and long-distance reciprocity, hierarchical relations, common property and commons access, and cooperatives. …
Cooperation in Economy and Society
E-bok, 2010
1870 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The essays in the book analyze cases of cooperation in a wide range of ethnographic, archaeological and evolutionary settings. Cooperation is examined in situations of market exchange, local and long-distance reciprocity, hierarchical relations, common property and commons access, and cooperatives. …
Textile Economies
Power and Value from the Local to the Transnational
Av Walter E. Little, Patricia A. McAnany
Inbunden, 2011
1702 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Textiles have been a highly valued and central part of the politics of human societies across culture divides and over millennia. The economy of textiles provides insight into the fabric of social relations, local and global politics, and diverse ideologies. Textiles are a material element of …
Textile Economies
Power and Value from the Local to the Transnational
Av Walter E. Little, Patricia A. McAnany
E-bok, 2011
1870 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Textiles have been a highly valued and central part of the politics of human societies across culture divides and over millennia. The economy of textiles provides insight into the fabric of social relations, local and global politics, and diverse ideologies. Textiles are a material element of …
Global Tourism
Cultural Heritage and Economic Encounters
Av Sarah M. Lyon, E. Christian Wells
Inbunden, 2012
1561 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Global tourism is perhaps the largest scale movement of goods, services, and people in history. Consequently, it is a significant catalyst for economic development and sociopolitical change. While tourism increasingly accounts for ever greater segments of national economies, the consequences of …
Global Tourism
Cultural Heritage and Economic Encounters
Av Sarah M. Lyon, E. Christian Wells
E-bok, 2012
1714 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Global tourism is perhaps the largest scale movement of goods, services, and people in history. Consequently, it is a significant catalyst for economic development and sociopolitical change. While tourism increasingly accounts for ever greater segments of national economies, the consequences of …
Theory in Economic Anthropology
Inbunden, 2001
1397 kr
Tillfälligt slut
This new volume from the Society for Economic Anthropology examines the unique contributions of anthropologists to general economic theory. The authors challenge our understanding of human economies in the expanding global systems of interaction, with models and analyses from cross-cultural …
Economic Development
An Anthropological Approach
Av Jeffrey H. Cohen, Norbert Dannhaeuser
Häftad, 2002
551 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Economic development is an important focus of anthropological work in rural and urban communities around the world, and in this volume the contributors offer expert analyses on the theory and practice of development. Chapters cover the key topics of market systems, agricultural knowledge, …
Gender at Work in Economic Life
Av Gracia Clark
Inbunden, 2003
1397 kr
Tillfälligt slut
This new volume from SEA illuminates the importance of gender as a frame of reference in the study of economic life. The contributors are economic anthropologists who consider the role of gender and work in a cross-cultural context, examining issues of: historical change, the construction of …
Migration and Economy
Global and Local Dynamics
Inbunden, 2006
1318 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Trager and her coauthors focus on migration not as a single event but as a dynamic process that responds to and is shaped by broader economic, cultural, and social forces. Individual essays consider issues of international and internal migration; of transnational and multilocal networks through …
