Money counts : revisiting economic calculation /

"Traditionally viewed as an abstraction, the quantative nature of money is essential in evaluating the relationship between monetary systems and society. On the Qualities of Quantity moves beyond abstraction, exploring the conceptual diversity and everyday enactment of money's quantity. Dr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Schmidt, Mario (Postdoctoral fellow) (Editor), Ross, Sandy (College teacher) (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn, 2020.
Series:Studies in social analysis ; 10.
Subjects:
Money supply > Case studies.
Money > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Money > Social aspects
Money supply
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Money Counts
  • Introduction. The Quality of Quantity: Monetary Amounts and Their Materialities
  • Chapter 1. Is Gold Jewelry Money?
  • Chapter 2. Injury and Measurement
  • Chapter 3. Five Thousand, 5,000, and Five Thousands
  • Chapter 4. "Money Is Life"
  • Chapter 5. Money and the Morality of Commensuration
  • Chapter 6. 'Money on the Street' as a Hoard
  • Chapter 7. What Is Money?
  • Afterword
  • Index

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