Economies and Cultures: Foundations of Economic Anthropology

by Richard R Wilk

Overview

This book introduces economic anthropology to countries where it has never been taught before, including Vietnam, China, Brazil, Argentina, and Italy. It identifies the fundamental practical and theoretical problems that give economic anthropology its unique strengths and vision.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429974892
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/04/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Richard Wilk is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University Bloomington, USA. Lisa Cliggett is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition -- Economic Anthropology An Undisciplined Discipline -- Economics and the Problem of Human Nature -- Self-Interest and Neoclassical Microeconomics -- Social and Political Economy -- The Moral Human Cultural Economics -- Gifts and Exchange -- Conclusions Complex Economic Human Beings -- Appendix

Editorial Reviews

“Thorough, thoughtful, accessible, original … An excellent introduction to the field of economic anthropology for those who are not familiar with it; an equally excellent review for those who are.”
—Benjamin Orlove, University of California, Davis

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