James G. Carrier

Gifts and Commodities

Exchange and Western Capitalism Since 1700

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Carrier brings together a wealth of information on the history of the retail trade & the rise of consumer society in Britain & the US. Using both anthropology & sociology he looks into the ways we use and relate to objects in 20th century culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780415117524
• ISBN-10: 0415117526
• Artikelnr.: 22302368

Autorenporträt

James G. Carrier

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Gifts and Commodities, People and Things
Chapter 3 Changing Production Relations
Chapter 4 Changing Circulation Relations
Chapter 5 Changing Circulation Relations
Chapter 6 The Work of Appropriation
Chapter 7 Presenting Commodities in Catalogues
Chapter 8 The Ideology of the Gift
Chapter 9 Christmas and the Ceremony of the Gift
Chapter 10 Conclusion

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Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Gifts and Commodities, People and Things; Chapter 3 Changing Production Relations; Chapter 4 Changing Circulation Relations; Chapter 5 Changing Circulation Relations; Chapter 6 The Work of Appropriation; Chapter 7 Presenting Commodities in Catalogues; Chapter 8 The Ideology of the Gift; Chapter 9 Christmas and the Ceremony of the Gift; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

Rezensionen

`This book is an ingenious exploration, based on turning an old anthropological theme upside down. ... His writing is always clear, sinewy, and comprehensible, on this as on all the topics he tackles.' - Andrew J Strathern American ethnologist

`...an engaging and invigorating challenge which raises issues that are-or should be-of fundamental concern to business historians and others interested in the history of retailing and shopping' - John Benson, Business History

`This book is an ingenious exploration, based on turning an old anthropological theme upside down. ... His writing is always clear, sinewy, and comprehensible, on this as on all the topics he tackles.' - Andrew J Strathern American ethnologist

`...an engaging and invigorating challenge which raises issues that are-or should be-of fundamental concern to business historians and others interested in the history of retailing and shopping' - John Benson, Business History