Labor in Cross-Cultural Perspective

by E. Paul Durrenberger

Book Overview

This excellent new volume in the series from the Society for Economic Anthropology focuses on the role of labor in world economies. Contributors offer a range of case studies illustrating labor processes in both western and nonwestern societies. Individual sections include discussions on household labor, firms and corporatations, and state and transnational conditions. This book will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, and interested readers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759105820
• ISBN13: 9780759105829
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"