Bitter Money: Cultural Economy and Some African Meanings of Forbidden Commodities (American Ethnological Society Monograph Series)

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ISBN-10:

0913167290

ISBN-13:

9780913167298

Edition: Illustrated
Released: Jan 01, 1989
Format: Paperback, 102 pages

Description:

“fascinating little book adds to the study of culture to political economy” MacGaffey ~Journal of Anthropological Research “presents fascinating material on beliefs about money in some Luo-speaking communities of Kenya… an insightful analysis… a case that will generate fruitful discussions for years to come” Ferguson ~American Ethnologist BITTER MONEY unites symbolic and economic analysis in exploring the beliefs about forbidden exchanges among the Luo of Kenya and other African peoples. Shipton's multi-paradigmatic theoretical explanation briefly summarizes a century of anthropological thought about African exchange, while integrating ways of understanding rural African economy, politics, and culture.

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