The Social Life of Things Commodities in Cultural Perspective |
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| Editor:
| Appadurai, Arjun |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-35726-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1988 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $53.95 |
Book Description:
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The contributors to this volume examine how things are sold and traded in a variety of social and cultural settings, both present and past. Focusing on culturally defined aspects of exchange and socially regulated processes of circulation, the essays illuminate the ways in which people find value in things and things give value to social relations.
The contributors to this volume examine how things are sold and traded in a variety of social and cultural settings, both present and past. Focusing on culturally defined aspects of exchange and socially regulated processes of circulation, the essays illuminate the ways in which people find value in things and things give value to social relations.