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Towards an Anthropology of Wealth - Imagination, Substance, Value (Hardcover)
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Towards an Anthropology of Wealth - Imagination, Substance, Value (Hardcover)
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Aiming to redefine the concept of wealth, which has too often been
reduced to merely 'accumulated assets', this book views wealth
primarily as a question of reproduction, relational flows and life
vitality. The authors therefore outline wealth as a triangular
phenomenon between capital, the commons and power. Viewing wealth
as firstly a product of relational capacities, the book explores
the processes wherein it is constantly being pulled at from forces
that demand appropriation, be that finance, community or state. The
chapters tackle perceptions (and practices) of wealth in the
commons, in mythical narrative, immaterial substance, aristocratic
orders, antimafia, money real and imagined, and conspiracy theory,
with contributions from Melanesia, Italy, Greece, India and
Mongolia. The comparative perspective lies at the heart of the
book, bringing together instances of commonwealth and the commons,
as well as hierarchical, relational and substantial understandings
of wealth. As the first collection in recent decades to address the
anthropology of wealth openly in a comparative perspective, this
book will spark discussions of the concept in anthropology, not
least at the back of a renewed debate over it due to Piketty's
legacy. This book was originally published as a special issue of
History & Anthropology.
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