Barter and Social Regeneration in the Argentinean Andes

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80073-211-7
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 362 g

Despite the pervasiveness of barter across societies, this mode of transaction has largely escaped the anthropologist’s gaze. Drawing on data from fairs in the Argentinean Andes, this book explores fairs’ embeddedness within religious celebration, arguing that barter is addressed as a sacrifice to catholic figures and local ancestors, and thus challenging a widespread view of barter as a non-monetary form of commodity exchange. Issues of value, identity, and exchange are considered, furthering our understanding of how social groups create themselves through material circulation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Angé, Olivia

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften: Ernährung & Gesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Household Economy in an Argentinean Highland Village

Chapter 2. Historical Perspectives on Andean Fairs

Chapter 3. The Fair: A Religious Gathering of People and Goods

Chapter 4. Modalities of Transations at Fairs

Chapter 5. Barter and the Making of Society

Conclusion

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Angé, Olivia
Olivia Angé is Associate Professor in Economic Anthropology at the Université libre de Bruxelles. She specializes in the study of material circulation, agriculture, and value creation in the Andes. Since 2005, she has conducted extensive fieldwork on barter fairs in the Argentinean cordillera. She is the co-author (with David Berliner) of Anthropology and Nostalgia (Berghahn, 2014).