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This book is a new introduction to the history and practice of economic anthropology by two leading authors in the field. They show that anthropologists have contributed to understanding the three great questions of modern economic history: development, socialism and one-world capitalism. In doing so, they connect economic anthropology to its roots in Western philosophy, social theory and world history. Up to the Second World War anthropologi...

The field of economic anthropology has been greatly influenced by the work of Karl Polanyi. This volume brings together contributions from leading experts in economic anthropology, sociology and political economy to consider how far the Polanyi school can contribute to our understanding of the relationship between market and society.

This book is a new introduction to the history and practice of economic anthropology by two leading authors in the field. They show that anthropologists have contributed to understanding the three great questions of modern economic history: development, socialism and one-world capitalism.

Per quanto l'antropologia si sia da sempre interessata al comportamento economico degli uomini e delle società (basterebbe citare i lavori di Karl Polanyi o il "Saggio sul dono" di Marcel Mauss), riconoscendo in esso l'autentico enigma del rapporto sociale, raramente gli antropologi erano riusciti a influenzare gli economisti che bollavano le loro scoperte tutt'al più come esotiche curiosità. Gli sconvolgimenti dell'epoca attuale hanno scompag...

This volume considers how the work of Polanyi can contribute to our understanding of the relationship between market and society.