An Anthropology of Money

A Critical Introduction

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
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Author: Tim Di Muzio, Richard H. Robbins ISBN: 9781315453439
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 16, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Tim Di Muzio, Richard H. Robbins
ISBN: 9781315453439
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 16, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

An Anthropology of Money: A Critical Introduction shows how our present monetary system was imposed by elites and how they benefit from it. The book poses the question: how, by looking at different forms of money, can we appreciate that they have different effects? The authors demonstrate how modern money requires perpetual growth, an increase in inequality, environmental devastation, increasing commoditization, and, consequently, the perpetual consumption of ever more stuff. These are not intrinsic features of money, but, rather, of debt-money. This text shows that, through studying money in other cultures, we can have money that better serves the broader goals of society.

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An Anthropology of Money: A Critical Introduction shows how our present monetary system was imposed by elites and how they benefit from it. The book poses the question: how, by looking at different forms of money, can we appreciate that they have different effects? The authors demonstrate how modern money requires perpetual growth, an increase in inequality, environmental devastation, increasing commoditization, and, consequently, the perpetual consumption of ever more stuff. These are not intrinsic features of money, but, rather, of debt-money. This text shows that, through studying money in other cultures, we can have money that better serves the broader goals of society.

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