Social exchange : barter as economic and cultural activism in Medellín, Colombia /
"Money occupies a powerful place in our lives - it is a problem, a goal, and motivator, a measure of self-worth and national progress, and even an influence on how we relate to each other and to nature - but what happens when communities start to reinvent money and markets? Over the last twenty...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
[2022]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Diverse Economies in the War System
- 2. The Birth of Barter
- 3. A Day at the Market: Barter Livelihoods, Ethics, and Pleasure
- 4. What Barter Stimulates: Economic and Social Impacts
- 5. "A Barter That Runs through Our Veins": Culture, Power, and Subjectivity
- 6. Strategies for a New Economy: Bridges, Boundaries, Culture, and Economy
- Conclusion: "Para que Cambiemos"
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author