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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

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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. In this book the renowned anthropologist Mary Douglas and economist Baron Isherwood overturn arguments about consumption that rely on received economic and psychological explanations. They ask new questions about why people save, why they spend, what they buy, and why they sometimes-but not always-make fine distinctions about quality.





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

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