Stone Age Economics |
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| Author:
| Sahlins, Marshall |
| Series title: | Routledge Classic Ethnographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-83414-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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Stone Age Economics is a classic of economic anthropology, ambitiously tackling the nature of economic life and how to study it comparatively. This collection of six influential essays is one of Marshall Sahlins' most important and enduring works, claiming that stone age economies formed the original affluent society. The book examines notions of production, distribution and exchange in early communities and examines the link between economics and cultural and social factors. This...
More DescriptionStone Age Economics is a classic of economic anthropology, ambitiously tackling the nature of economic life and how to study it comparatively. This collection of six influential essays is one of Marshall Sahlins' most important and enduring works, claiming that stone age economies formed the original affluent society. The book examines notions of production, distribution and exchange in early communities and examines the link between economics and cultural and social factors. This edition includes a new foreword by the author.