A Handbook Of Economic Anthropology

Edited by James G. Carrier, Senior Research Associate in Anthropology, Oxford Brookes University, UK and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, US

601pages.

‘This excellent overview would serve as an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level classroom use. . . Because of the clarity, conciseness, and accessibility of the writing, the chapters in this volume likely will be often cited and recommended to those who want the alternative and frequently culturally comparative perspective on economic topics that anthropology provides. Highly recommended. All academic levels/libraries.’
– K.F. Rambo, Choice

For more than a century, anthropologists have studied the economic lives and institutions of people around the world. The results of their research and reflection on economy have generally stayed within the discipline and have not been available in an accessible form to a broader readership. This major reference book is intended to correct this.


Contents:
Preface Introduction Part I: Orientations Part II: Elements Part III: Circulation Part IV: Integrations Part V: Issues Part VI: Regions Index Contributors: C. Alexander, K. Applbaum, M. Blim, J.G. Carrier, S. Coleman, R. Colloredo-Mansfeld, E.P. Durrenberger, J.S. Eades, J. Elyachar, T.H. Eriksen, D. Graeber, S. Gudeman, C. Hann, M. Harris, J. Harriss, K. Hart, P. Heady, E. Hirsch, R.C. Hunt, B.L. Isaac, D. Lewis, P. Luetchford, B. Maurer, E. Mayer, S. Narotzky, S. Ortiz, J. Parry, T.C. Patterson, D. Robotham, T. Roopnaraine, M. Saul, P.J. Stewart, M. Stivens, A. Strathern, Y. Yan