Anthropology and the Economy of Sharing (1) (Critical Topics in Contemporary Anthropology)

Synopsis

This book examines the economy of sharing in a variety of social and political contexts around the world, with consideration given to the role of sharing in relation to social order and social change, political power, group formation, individual networks and concepts of personhood. Widlok advocates a refreshingly broad comparative approach to our understanding of sharing, with a rich range of material from hunter-gatherer ethnography alongside debates and empirical illustrations from globalized society, helping students to avoid Western economic bias in their thinking. Anthropology and the Economy of Sharing also demonstrates that sharing is distinct from gift-giving, exchange and reciprocity, which have become dominant themes in economic anthropology, and suggests that a new focus on sharing will have significant repercussions for anthropological theory. Breaking new ground in this key topic, this volume provides students with a coherent and accessible overview of the economy of sharing from an anthropological perspective.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 license. Open Access funding of this book was made possible through the Leo Spitzer Prize of the University of Cologne. This generous funding is gratefully acknowledged.

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

240 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781317369691

Related ISBNs:

9781138945555, 9781317369707, 9781317369684, 9781315671291, 9781138945548

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

07/27/25

Copyrighted By:

T. Widlok

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies

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