Routledge Themes in Economic Anthropology (Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography)

Product Description The main focus of the volume - the processes of choice and decision-making in different economic systems - offers exceptional scope for the convergence of economic and anthropological perspectives. It concentrates on transactions that both express and influence social relationships and values. Covering a wide geographic area there are specific studies on societies in Equatorial Africa, Colombia, South India and the Balkans. First published in 1967. Review 'The papers brought together by Professor Firth are a valuable contribution.' - John Goldthorpe, New Statesman