Meanings of the Market: The Free Market in Western Culture by James G. Carrier (

Description: Meanings of the Market by James G. Carrier For almost twenty years, the Free Market has been a central feature of public debate in the West, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For almost twenty years, the Free Market has been a central feature of public debate in the West, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. In the name of the Market and its supposed benefits, governments and international agencies have imposed massive changes on peoples lives. Curiously, scholars have paid little attention to the ways that the idea of the Market is invoked, to what it might mean and how it is being used. This book helps correct that state of affairs. Focusing on the United States, where the Market model is strongest, authors analyze portrayals of the Market, its values and the people within it, as a way of teasing out its assumptions and contradictions. They also describe extensions and practical applications of the Market model in policy-making in the United States and in explaining how firms work, show its political strengths and conceptual limitations.In bringing rigor and sustained critical analysis to a topic of growing global significance, this truly interdisciplinary study represents a coherent and incisive contribution to anthropology, sociology, politics, history and economics, as it challenges these disciplines to come to grips with one of the most potent cultural symbols of postmodernity. Author Biography James G. Carrier Table of Contents Contents: Joel Kahn, Demons, Commodities and the History of Anthropology -- Susan Love Brown, The Free Market as Salvation from Government: The Anarcho-Capitalist View -- James G. Carrier, Mr Smith, Meet Mr Hawken -- Alan Smart, Oriental Despotism and Sugar-Coated Bullets: Representations of the Market in China -- Carol Maclennan, Democracy under the Influence: Cost/Benefit and Market Oversight of Governance -- Malcolm Chapman & Peter J. Buckley, Transaction Cost Economics and Boundaries: The Firm and the Market, Economics and Anthropology -- William Roseberry, Conclusion Review Carrier offers some intriguing insights into the content of the space between academic model and empirical reality of the "Market". American Anthropologist A timely book, not just for anthropologists but for everyone living in the post-Reagan/Thatcher world of market culture... An excellent volume precisely because, in well-written papers with exemplary inter-referenced editing, it eschews ...easy dichotomies. Anthropological Quarterly I agree with [William] Roseberrys conclusion that "The value of this book is that it does not respect the historical divide between a socially and culturally embedded non-market economy and a non-social, transaction-based market economy ... The essays in this book clear new ground for critical anthropological work" American Anthropologist Promotional Also available in paperback, 9781859731499 GBP17.99 (July, 1997) Review Quote Carrier offers some intriguing insights into the content of the space between academic model and empirical reality of the "Market".American AnthropologistA timely book, not just for anthropologists but for everyone living in the post-Reagan/Thatcher world of market culture. . . An excellent volume precisely because, in well-written papers with exemplary inter-referenced editing, it eschews . . . .easy dichotomies.Anthropological QuarterlyI agree with [William] Roseberrys conclusion that "The value of this book is that it does not respect the historical divide between a socially and culturally embedded non-market economy and a non-social, transaction-based market economy ... The essays in this book clear new ground for critical anthropological work"American Anthropologist Details ISBN1859731449 Short Title MEANINGS OF THE MARKET Series Explorations in Anthropology Language English ISBN-10 1859731449 ISBN-13 9781859731444 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1997 Imprint Berg Publishers Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by James G. Carrier DEWEY 330.122 Illustrations bibliography, index Place of Publication London Author James G. Carrier DOI 10.1604/9781859731444 UK Release Date 1997-07-01 AU Release Date 1997-07-01 NZ Release Date 1997-07-01 Subtitle The Free Market in Western Culture Pages 294 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 1997-07-01 Alternative 9781859731499 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127225002;

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