Barter and Social Regeneration in the Argentinean Andes /

Despite the pervasiveness of barter across societies, this mode of transaction has largely escaped the anthropologist's gaze. Drawing on data from fairs in the Argentinean Andes, this book addresses a local modality of barter known as cambio. Bringing out its embeddedness within religious celeb...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Angé, Olivia (Autor)
Otros Autores: Carrier, James G. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2018]
Temas:
Barter > Social aspects.
Barter > Argentina > Los Andes (Territory)
Barter > Argentina > Los Andes (Territory).
Fairs > Argentina > Los Andes (Territory)
Fairs > Argentina > Los Andes (Territory).
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1 Household Economy in an Argentinean Highland Village
  • CHAPTER 2 Historical Perspectives on Andean Fairs
  • CHAPTER 3 The Fair: A Religious Gathering of People and Goods
  • CHAPTER 4 Modalities of Transactions at Fairs
  • CHAPTER 5 Barter and the Making of Society
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index

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