Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
Barter, Exchange and Value: An Anthropological Approach
Contributor(s): Humphrey, Caroline (Editor), Hugh-Jones, Stephen (Editor)

View larger image

 ISBN: 052140682X     ISBN-13: 9780521406826
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $55.09  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1992
Qty:

Annotation: Economists treat barter as an inefficient alternative to market exchange, assuming that it is normal only in primitive economies. For their part, anthropologists are more concerned with the social and moral complexities of the "gift," and treat barter as mere haggling. The authors in this collection do not accept that barter occupies a residual space between monetary and gift economies. Using accounts from different parts of the world, they demonstrate that it is more than a simple and self-evident economic institution. Barter may constitute a mode of exchange with its own social characteristics, occupying its own moral space. This novel treatment of barter represents an original and topical addition to the literature on economic anthropology.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 306.34
LCCN: 91019013
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.93" W x 8.91" L (0.68 lbs) 212 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!