World of Goods
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"A pioneering work of the anthropology of consumption" - The Guardian
"The most widely read British social anthropologist of her generation" - The Guardian
"A master at discerning order in unexpected forms and surprising places" - The New York Times
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It is well-understood that the consumption of goods plays an important, symbolic role in the way human beings communicate, create identity, and establish relationships. What is less well-known is that the pattern of their flow shapes society in fundamental ways. Les mer
Instead of regarding consumption as a private means of satisfying one's preferences, they show how goods are a vital information system, used by human beings to fulfill their intentions towards one another. They also consider the implications of the social role of goods for a new vision for social policy, arguing that poverty is caused as much by the erosion of local communities and networks as it is by lack of possessions, and contrast small-scale with large-scale consumption in the household.
A radical rethinking of consumerism, inequality and social capital, The World of Goods is a classic of economic anthropology whose insights remain compelling and urgent.
This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wilk.
"Forget that commodities are good for eating, clothing, and shelter; forget their usefulness and try instead the idea that commodities are good for thinking." - Mary Douglas and Baron Isherwood
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 192
- ISBN
- 9780367679828
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
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«
"A pioneering work of the anthropology of consumption" - The Guardian
"The most widely read British social anthropologist of her generation" - The Guardian
"A master at discerning order in unexpected forms and surprising places" - The New York Times
»