Economic Anthropology

The field of economic anthropology is one that endeavors to provide an explanation for human economic behavior throughout the broadest possible historical, geographical, and cultural period. The fields of economics and anthropology are brought together in this work. Anthropologists are the ones who engage in this practice, and it has a complicated relationship with the field of economics, which is a discipline that it is extremely important to. The work of Bronislaw Malinowski, the Polish father of anthropology, and Marcel Mauss, a Frenchman, on the nature of reciprocity as an alternative to market exchange was the impetus for the development of this subfield of anthropology. To a large extent, the field of economic anthropology is concerned with the study of trading.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Economic anthropology

Chapter 2: Barter

Chapter 3: Gift economy

Chapter 4: Anthropological theories of value

Chapter 5: Marcel Mauss

Chapter 6: Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)

Chapter 7: Kula ring

Chapter 8: The Gift (essay)

Chapter 9: Structural anthropology

Chapter 10: The Great Transformation (book)

Chapter 11: Market (economics)

Chapter 12: Harold K. Schneider

Chapter 13: Gifting remittances

Chapter 14: Inalienable possessions

Chapter 15: Spheres of exchange

Chapter 16: Organ gifting

Chapter 17: Debt: The First 5000 Years

Chapter 18: Embeddedness

Chapter 19: Formalist-substantivist debate

Chapter 20: Archaeology of trade

Chapter 21: Chris Gregory

(II) Answering the public top questions about economic anthropology.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of economic anthropology in many fields.

(IV) Rich glossary featuring over 1200 terms to unlock a comprehensive understanding of economic anthropology. (eBook only).

Who will benefit

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of economic anthropology.