Explorations in Economic Anthropology

Download or read book Explorations in Economic Anthropology written by Deema Kaneff and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time of rising global economic precarity and social inequality, the field of economic anthropology offers solutions through the study of local and contextualized economic practices. This book is made up of an exciting collection of succinct essays authored by leading scholars primarily from the field of economic anthropology, but also featuring contributions from sociology and history. The chapters engage with debates at the cutting edge of research on the topics of Eurasia, the anthropology of postsocialism and the embeddedness of economic practices.