Economic Anthropology

217 Pages·2011·16.39 MB·English

by  Chris Hann

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Cotnents
Preface
ix
1 Itnroudcitno:E cnoomiAcn throogpyo l 1
SomIes suoefMs e thod 3
TheH umaEnco nomy 6
CrtiilcA antrhpooolgy 9
Orgnaziaitoonft he Book 15
2 Economfyr otmh Aen cieWnotr ltdot hAe geo ft eh
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Inetrnt e
Economya sH ouseohlMda nagement 18
MedievaanldE a rMloyd erRno otosfE cnoomic
Theory 20
24
TheR ieso fP oltiiacl oEncomy
The EcoincAon tmhropooglyo fK arlMa rx 27
NaitonCaalp ailtiasnm dBe yond 29
Conlcuosni 34
3 TheR iseo fM oderEnc onmoicasn Adn trhopoogly 37
TheG erman Ttriaodni 39
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TheB rtiisThrd atioin
TheA meiracnT radition 46
48
TheF erncThr aidtion
Cocnliuosn 53
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Contents
4 TheGo dleAng eo fE conoimAcn thrloopgoy 55
KarPlo nlyaain tdh Seu sbtavnitSsichto ol 56
TheF ormaislts 64
Conucslion 70
5 Aftre tFhorema lstiu-bSsttaiinvsDteb ate 72
Maxrism 73
Femniism 79
TheC ultuTruarln 83
HarSdc iceen 88
TheA nhtorpoloofgyM oney 93
Conlcusion 97
6 UneuqaDle veplmeont 100
Devleompenitn Uannqe uaWlo rdl 101
Antrhopgosiltoasnd D eveplmoetn 105
TheAn trhoploogoyfD eevlopmienAn frti ca 109
TheI nforEmcoanolm y 112
BeynodD evoeplmte?n 1"16
Cocnulsni o 119
7 TheS ocilatiA sltneartive 121
Soaclimi s 123
PosotcslitiaT sranosrmfaiton 130
ReformS oacliism 137
Cocnulsion 139
8 One-woCralpdli mit as 124
ThDee evlopmoefCn atpa iltism 143
InudsrtiWaolr k 149
Conusmptni o 152
CorrpaotCea pailmti s 155
Moneayn tdh Feni anicaClr isis 159
Conlcusion 116
9 Where WeDG oo FrHoemr e? 163
HistoErthyn,o gprhayC,r iutei q 146
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Co11te11ts
EconomAinct hropoalso Dga iys cipline 169
FareewltloH omoe co11omicus 172
Noteosn F urthReera ding 175
Bibliogmphy 179
Index 196
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Preface
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