This synthesis of modern economic anthropology goes to the heart of
a thriving subdiscipline and identifies the fundamental practical
and theoretical problems that give economic anthropology its unique
strengths and vision. More than any other anthropological
subdiscipline, economic anthropology constantly questions and
debates the practical motives of people as they go about their
daily lives. Tracing the history of the dialogue between
anthropology and economics, the authors move economic anthropology
beyond the narrow concerns of earlier debates and place the field
directly at the center of current issues in the social sciences.
They focus on the unique strengths of economic anthropology as a
meeting place for symbolic and materialist approaches and for
understanding human beings as both practical and cultural. In so
doing, the authors argue for the wider relevance of economic
anthropology to applied anthropology and identify other avenues for
interaction with economics, sociology, and other social and
behavioral sciences. The second edition of Economies and Cultures
contains an entirely new chapter on gifts and exchange that
critically approaches the new literature in this area, as well as a
thoroughly updated bibliography and guide for students for finding
case studies in economic anthropology.
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