Anthropology and the Economy of Sharing

By Thomas Widlok

This book examines the economy of sharing in a variety of social and political contexts around the world. Widlok advocates a refreshingly broad comparative approach to our understanding of sharing, with a range of material from hunter-gatherer ethnography alongside empirical illustrations from globalized society. Breaking new ground in this key topic, he also demonstrates that sharing is distinct from gift-giving, exchange and reciprocity, dominant themes in economic anthropology, and suggests that a new focus on sharing will have significant repercussions for anthropological theory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138945544
• ISBN13: 9781138945548
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"