Values and Valuables : From the Sacred to the Symbolic

Name: Values and Valuables
Brand: AltaMira Press
SKU: 9780759105454
Price: 7000 KES
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ISBN: 9780759105454

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series

ISBN-10 0759105456

ISBN-13 9780759105454

Publisher AltaMira Press

Imprint AltaMira Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 27th, 2003

Print length 352 Pages

Weight 544 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.00 x 2.20 cms

Product Classification: Anthropology Economic theory & philosophy Economic theory and philosophy

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Discusses the value attached to material objects by different cultures. This book considers the sacred nature of objects that are exchanged between individuals, the value and power of markets, money, and credit, and the ways in which contemporary people bestow symbolic value on objects or individuals.

A group of distinguished anthropologists and economists discuss the value attached to material objects by different cultures. The authors consider the sacred nature of objects that are exchanged between individuals, the value and power of markets, money, and credit, and the ways in which contemporary people bestow symbolic value on objects or individuals. With its emphasis on the interplay of cultural and economic values, this volume will be a great resource for economists and economic anthropologists.

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